Question

Ok, the web thing succeded, thanks! But now I have to give premissions to view the web by certan users, the current config looks like this:

                * Set DENYWEBVIEW = Main.JanTest, Main.guest 
                * Set ALLOWWEBVIEW = Main.AteBontjer
                * Set DENYWEBCHANGE =
                * Set ALLOWWEBCHANGE =
                * Set DENYWEBRENAME =
                * Set ALLOWWEBRENAME =

When I log in as AteBontjer (By cliking on edit on the Twiki.Main) I still can't access the Projectx web... how can I solve this problem?

Can someone please help me?

PS: In the Main web I stil see Welcome Main.guest, even when i'm logged in... .

• TWiki version: Built in 2000
• Web server: Apache
• Server OS: Linux
• Web browser: IE
• Client OS: Win2k

-- AteBontjer - 12 Feb 2002

Answer

Follow the instructions in TWikiAccessControl under "Restricting Read Access".

That said, I would urge you to consider not using any restrictions, at least at first. TWiki was designed around the idea that anybody can edit topics, which of course means anybody can read them as well. It is a basic part of WikiCulture. I have noticed at my workplace that some people tend to be suspicious of this idea, and want to put restrictions in place from the beginning. But because TWiki is designed with openness in mind, supporting closedness is awkward at best. So I tell these people, "Start with it open and see what happens. If you run into problems, then let's talk."

-- JonReid - 12 Feb 2002

Defused the smilie above as it was causing RSS feeds to crash, as reported in SmiliesBreakRssFeed - smilies outside the first couple of lines of a page are OK, and of course this bug will be fixed...

-- RichardDonkin - 18 Feb 2002