SID-00279: TOPICPERMISSIONS sets VIEW while setting only CHANGE

Status:	Unanswered	TWiki version:	4.2.2	Perl version:	5.8.8
Category:	WebPermissionsPlugin	Server OS:	Suse Linux Enterprise 10 SP1	Last update:	14 years ago

Whenever I configure TOPICPERMISSIONS on a topic for a user or group to be an editor, it sets ALLOWTOPICVIEW as well as ALLOWTOPICCHANGE. So it locks everyone out of a topic when configuring editors.

So for example when I say JoeBloggs is an editor it sets JoeBloggs as the viewer and it also sets the user value twice in the topic see below:

%META:PREFERENCE{name="ALLOWTOPICVIEW" title="PREFERENCE_ALLOWTOPICVIEW" type="Set" value="JoeBloggs JoeBloggs"}%
%META:PREFERENCE{name="ALLOWTOPICCHANGE" title="PREFERENCE_ALLOWTOPICCHANGE" type="Set" value="JoeBloggs JoeBloggs"}%

Don't know if this is relevant, but I'm using LdapContrib for user authentication with

$TWiki::cfg{PasswordManager} = 'TWiki::Users::LdapUser';
$TWiki::cfg{UserMappingManager} = 'TWiki::Users::LdapUserMapping';
$TWiki::cfg{PasswordManager} = 'TWiki::Users::LdapUser';

I've disabled all the other plugins to rule out interop problems, but the problem persists.

There is nothing particulalry relevant in the logs that I can find, but happy to post any extra info about environment if req'd.

-- HughBlair - 2009-04-23

Discussion and Answer

Closing this question after more than 30 days of inactivity. Feel free to reopen if needed. Consider engaging one of the TWiki consultants if you need timely help. We invite you to get involved with the community, it is more likely you get community support if you support the open source project!

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-06-02

I'm having the same problem. Running twiki version 5.0.0 and am not using the LdapContrib like the originator.

-- JesseRusk - 2011-07-26

This looks like a bug in WebPermissionsPlugin. TWiki is open source, you can take and contribute back. I invite you to get involved with the community. You could also hire a consultant to fix the issue for you.

-- PeterThoeny - 2011-07-30

Closing this question after more than 30 days of inactivity. Feel free to reopen if needed. Consider engaging one of the TWiki consultants if you need timely help. We invite you to get involved with the community, it is more likely you get community support if you support the open source project!

-- PeterThoeny - 2011-09-08

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