Enhancement: add view_global_statistics and view_system_status permissions (#12530)

src/paperless/migrations/0009_alter_applicationconfiguration_options.py

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.12 on 2026-04-07 23:13
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("paperless", "0008_replace_skip_archive_file"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name="applicationconfiguration",
+            options={
+                "permissions": [
+                    ("view_global_statistics", "Can view global object counts"),
+                    ("view_system_status", "Can view system status information"),
+                ],
+                "verbose_name": "paperless application settings",
+            },
+        ),
+    ]

src/paperless/models.py

@@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ class ApplicationConfiguration(AbstractSingletonModel):
 
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _("paperless application settings")
+        permissions = [
+            ("view_global_statistics", "Can view global object counts"),
+            ("view_system_status", "Can view system status information"),
+        ]
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:  # pragma: no cover
         return "ApplicationConfiguration"