SID-02269: Restricting view access on a single page

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	6.0.2	Perl version:	5.005
Category:	CategoryAccessControl	Server OS:	Ubuntu 14.04	Last update:	9 years ago

I have a page that I want only users in the group OurWorkingGroup to be able to read. Following the page http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiAccessControl, I add the following to the page:

• Set ALLOW&TOPIC&VIEW = OurWorkingGroup

This does nothing; everyone (including non-logged-in users) is still able to read the page. The bullet point is recognized as a bullet point. The ampersands aren't really there, I just had to add them to get this question posted.

How do I deny read access for a page to everyone but a specific group?

-- TWiki Guest - 2016-10-25

Discussion and Answer

Exactly as you tried to. I fail to confirm such an observation in my TWiki installations, as well as on twiki.org. Trying to access Sandbox.AccessControlExample will fail for all members who are not part of DevelopBranchGroup, and it consists of nothing but a setting for ALLOWTOPICVIEW.

Note, however, that all members of the administrators' group TWikiAdminGroup will be able to read all topics, regardless of access control settings.

-- Harald Jörg - 2016-10-25

Well, I'm an idiot. I used the wrong Group name. Thanks for your help, though, Harald!

-- TWiki Guest - 2016-10-26

You're welcome... I didn't provide much insight anyway. I'll flag this question as "Answered".

-- Harald Jörg - 2016-10-26

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