Merge branch 'docs-353641' into 'master'

Add instance user types

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!81488

doc/development/permissions.md

@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w
 There are multiple types of permissions across GitLab, and when implementing
 anything that deals with permissions, all of them should be considered.
 
+## Instance
+
+### User types
+
+Each user can be one of the following types:
+
+- Regular.
+- External - access to groups and projects only if direct member.
+- [Internal users](internal_users.md) - system created.
+- [Auditor](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/app/policies/ee/base_policy.rb#L9):
+  - No access to projects or groups settings menu.
+  - No access to Admin Area.
+  - Read-only access to everything else.
+- [Administrator](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/app/policies/base_policy.rb#L6) - read-write access.
+
+See the [permissions page](../user/permissions.md) for details on how each user type is used.
+
 ## Groups and Projects
 
 ### General permissions

doc/user/index.md

@@ -76,12 +76,15 @@ You can also [integrate](project/integrations/overview.md) GitLab with numerous
 
 There are several types of users in GitLab:
 
-- Regular users and GitLab.com users. <!-- Note: further description TBA -->
-- [Groups](group/index.md) of users.
-- GitLab [administrator area](admin_area/index.md) user.
+- Regular users.
+- [Internal users](../development/internal_users.md) often referred to as bot or system users.
+- [Auditor](permissions.md#auditor-users) with read access to self-managed instances.
 - [GitLab Administrator](../administration/index.md) with full access to
-  self-managed instances' features and settings.
-- [Internal users](../development/internal_users.md).
+  self-managed instances including settings and the [Admin Area](admin_area/index.md).
+
+Each user can be a member in a [group](group/index.md).
+
+See the [permissions page](permissions.md) for details on how each user type is used.
 
 ## User activity