permissions

Something I have had issues with on multiple sites I have worked on is administrative areas and permissions.

Example:
If I build a site for a client and then decide I want the client to be able to edit certain areas of the admin panel ("/admin/settings/site-information") but I don't want them to have full access to the administration area then there really isn't a good solution.

So, I ask... What exactly can be done about the issue? What would be some of the best work arounds?

Hey guys,

I have a document root with code I would like subversion manage and apache operate.
Is sounds like /var/www is owned by root:root and nobody else can checkout from cvs, edit or copy a file
Should I create a Group and Add www-data and SVN username into new Group?

Kind Regards,
Jorge.

Hi,

I have a multisite set-up, using the LDAP module for authenticating users (which means that all my users can log in to all sites). What I would like to happen is that each site inherits an "Editor" role when set up, with my list of standardised permissions. I can update the permissions in one place & this will affect the "Editor" role on each site.

What I don't want to happen is for a User to keep this role across sites - If you are in the Editor role in Subsite1, you shouldn't have the role in Subsite2, unless it is subsequently assigned to you.

I've been given the task of re-doing a state school board association website entirely. Right now it's on Typo3, which has proven too difficult of a learning curve for those involved, and it's too difficult to make it "pretty." For a slew of other reasons, I'm trying to sell the switch to Drupal.

I'm 90% sure I want Drupal. Especially over Joomla because of SEO and the ability to control what different viewers can access.

I have different types of viewers:
*The average School Board Member
*Members who have paid to have access to Policy information

I have a situation to which I have developed a couple of solutions. However, colleagues believe that we are still missing something. I could use any input the community can share.

Plaftform: Drupal 5.14

Data Structure
- We have a large amount of published nodes in the form of news articles, reports, etc.

• Registered users purchase subscriptions and are given access to view the full body of certain nodes depending on what they have subscribed to. This is controlled through TAC.

Hi, I've just set up a couple of views for different users and roles. A couple of them are for CMs only but anonymous users are getting access. Has anyone encountered this before? We've got the particular roles set on the view/edit
Drupal 5.2... Node_access module.

Thanks!

Hi, can I add any custom functions to a module or, do they need to be registered in the menu system? I have some lookup routines that work fine for admin but are not called for anonymous users. I tried using the _underscore naming and that didn't allow them. template.php is in a different scope or something, nothing from there... Should they get added as menu_tasks? Thanks for any help

I'm excited about building a module that, if designed properly, would useful to others. I see how it might be useful for the development of a human resources department for personnel reviews and really any place where reports or static documents pass from one party to another.

I am building a community site based around an organization. We produce custom reports for many of the community members and provide them through a very simple and custom php app on our website. I want to move this to drupal to take advantage of the other powers to build community, as well as flexibility to improve access to these reports for archive purposes.

This has been floating around in my head for several months, but I've not developed a drupal module before so I crave review, comment and even participation.

I am still working on my directory http://justkansas.com.

I have used CCK to create the content type that is listed in the directory. I have a few fields that I would like to make available for paying memberships. I know that we can control the access to CCK fields by roles. But I am looking for a way to theme a node's display according to the author's role.

IF author role=role1 then use this code with all field entries displayed
IF author role=role2 then use this code without a certain field

Is there a known-solution or known-theories for giving users access to change only one story? This would be a way to allow businesses in my directory to update the listings, once I 'prime' them with some sort of startup content.

Example:
I would love to give a login/password to the owner of Drawing Board, so s/he could edit this listing I started for them. They are a lot more artistic than I am, but obviously, I cannot have them touching anything except this one story.
http://montpelierlife.com/?q=node/35