# Private vs Public User Question

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-vs-public-user-question/67394>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [October 30, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-vs-public-user-question/67394 "2023-10-30T18:16:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/monj/32/62349_2.png) [@Monj](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Monj)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-vs-public-user-question/67394/1 "2023-10-30T18:16:49Z")

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I am trying to understand this. If an app is set to Public where Anyone can sign in (see image) and the Roles column is empty for a user, does this mean that they are considered Public User?

Also, just to make sure I am correct on this too, making an email column in any table a row owner does not automatically make all the users in that table Private users, correct?

 ![Screenshot 2023-10-28 at 10.26.37 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/b/cb291ed41ff22cf8dbc13aefa36e278f18731116.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-vs-public-user-question/67394/2 "2023-10-30T18:25:44Z")

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> [@Monj](#):
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> If an app is set to Public where Anyone can sign in (see image) and the Roles column is empty for a user, does this mean that they are considered Public User?

Yes. If anybody in the world can sign in,and you are not utilizing Role functionality, and you are not assigning a role to a user, then they will be considered Public.

> [@Monj](#):
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> making an email column in any table a row owner does not automatically make all the users in that table Private users

Correct. Row Owners has nothing to do with a user being Private or not.

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**Author:** ![Monj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/monj/32/62349_2.png) [@Monj](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Monj)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-vs-public-user-question/67394/3 "2023-10-30T18:30:06Z")

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That’s Fantastic.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-vs-public-user-question/67394/4 "2023-11-06T18:30:53Z")

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