Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/service/WorkspaceManagementService.java
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diff -u -r053f4adbf9e3b8f5eca3e67b4fba0350e65e78fc -ra1196223ee2f3c89384224a29303b30a5af7a9f7
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/service/WorkspaceManagementService.java	(.../WorkspaceManagementService.java)	(revision 053f4adbf9e3b8f5eca3e67b4fba0350e65e78fc)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/service/WorkspaceManagementService.java	(.../WorkspaceManagementService.java)	(revision a1196223ee2f3c89384224a29303b30a5af7a9f7)
@@ -378,18 +378,21 @@
 		if  ( workspaceFolder==null || user==null ) {
 			log.debug("no access due to null value(s) in user or workspaceFolder");
 			permission = WorkspaceFolder.NO_ACCESS;
-		} else if (workspaceFolder.getUserID().equals(user.getUserId())) {
-			log.debug(user.getLogin()+" has owner access to "+workspaceFolder.getName());
-			permission = WorkspaceFolder.OWNER_ACCESS;
-		} else if (isSysAuthorAdmin(user)){
-			log.debug(user.getLogin()+" has owner access to "+workspaceFolder.getName());
-			permission = WorkspaceFolder.OWNER_ACCESS;
-		} else if(user.hasMemberAccess(workspaceFolder)) {
-			log.debug(user.getLogin()+" has membership access to "+workspaceFolder.getName());
-			permission = WorkspaceFolder.MEMBERSHIP_ACCESS;
 		} else {
-			log.debug(user.getLogin()+" has no access to "+workspaceFolder.getName());
-			permission = WorkspaceFolder.NO_ACCESS;
+			if ( WorkspaceFolder.RUN_SEQUENCES.equals(workspaceFolder.getWorkspaceFolderType()) ) {
+				permission = WorkspaceFolder.READ_ACCESS;
+			} else if (workspaceFolder.getUserID().equals(user.getUserId())) {
+				permission = WorkspaceFolder.OWNER_ACCESS;
+			} else if (isSysAuthorAdmin(user)){
+				permission = WorkspaceFolder.OWNER_ACCESS;
+			} else if(user.hasMemberAccess(workspaceFolder)) {
+				permission = WorkspaceFolder.MEMBERSHIP_ACCESS;
+			} else {
+				permission = WorkspaceFolder.NO_ACCESS;
+			}
+			if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) {
+				log.debug(user.getLogin()+" has "+permission+" access to "+workspaceFolder.getName());
+			}
 		}
 		
 		return permission;