Question

How do I set up the Access permissions for a web so that anyone can browse, but when they try to edit a topic, it prompts them to login first?

I tried this:

* Set DENYWEBVIEW = * Set ALLOWWEBVIEW = * Set DENYWEBCHANGE = TWikiGuest * Set ALLOWWEBCHANGE = * Set DENYWEBRENAME = * Set ALLOWWEBRENAME =

But it just gives an access denied message if the user clicks edit before logging in.

Environment

-- DaveAtkins - 26 Jun 2007

Answer

If you answer a question - or someone answered one of your questions - please remember to edit the page and set the status to answered. The status selector is below the edit box.

I believe on my webs I have the DENY statements commented out, and the ALLOWs have a list of specific groups that are able to edit etc. This would of course require that all your users be added to some group(s). The only thing else I can think of is to alter the behavior of the system that checks permissions. Although I really don't know how that works without diving into the docs. Good luck.

-- MatthewCardozo - 26 Jun 2007

I think i set mine in the configure part. bin/configure in the url instead of bin/view/[Web], etc.

-- GrazianoMisuraca - 26 Jun 2007

Yes, I could explicitly allow groups, but then I have to manually add users into those groups. There should be a group that all new users are added to by default. There should not be a TWikiGuest user at all.

-- DaveAtkins - 26 Jun 2007

The Set DENYWEBCHANGE = Main.TWikiGuest setting is correct. In configure, make sure to set viewauth to one of the scripts that require auth.

-- PeterThoeny - 12 Aug 2007

I double checked and yes, viewauth is listed in the configure settings list...and the line above is in the web preferences. What happens is the user gets redirected to a screen that says "Access Denied" Try editing this page and you will see what I mean: http://westwoodwiki.org/twiki/bin/view.pl/Westwood/WebHome

OH! Do I need to make those scripts have the .pl extensions on them???? YES! Problem solved!

-- DaveAtkins - 23 Aug 2007