I have created a new web and now want to restrict access to only a specific group. Whenever I change ALLOWWEBVIEW to Main.<my user name> and save the preference for the web I get an access denied screen immediately following. I was wondering if this is a defect or if I am setting things up correctly.

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-- MichaelBurnham - 09 Jul 2003

Answer

Just a thought, when you edit the preferences topic are you doing so as YourUserName or as TWikiGuest? (whose name is on the last topic revision?) Second thought: is your user name a member of group which is being denied? DENYWEBVIEW is processed first.

((to use <some-word> at least one of the pair must use the special character code,e.g. &lt; for <))

-- MattWilkie - 10 Jul 2003

Is the view script authenticated; or is the user known in view? Read "Authentication options" in TWikiUserAuthentication.

-- PeterThoeny - 12 Jul 2003