GH-500 · Question #109
If notification and alert recipients are not customized, which users receive notifications about new Dependabot alerts in an affected repository?
The correct answer is C. users with Write permissions to the repository. By default, when Dependabot alert recipients are not customized, GitHub notifies users who have Write permissions (or higher) to the affected repository. This includes maintainers and collaborators with write access. Users with only Read permissions are not notified by default…
Question
If notification and alert recipients are not customized, which users receive notifications about new Dependabot alerts in an affected repository?
Options
- Ausers with Maintain privileges to the repository
- Busers with Read permissions to the repository
- Cusers with Write permissions to the repository
- Dusers with Admin privileges to the repository
How the community answered
(39 responses)- A5% (2)
- B3% (1)
- C90% (35)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
By default, when Dependabot alert recipients are not customized, GitHub notifies users who have Write permissions (or higher) to the affected repository. This includes maintainers and collaborators with write access. Users with only Read permissions are not notified by default, as they cannot act on the alert by making code changes.
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