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SMF Support => SMF 1.1.x Support => Aiheen aloitti: expendable - maaliskuu 01, 2005, 08:10:41 IP

Otsikko: Problem
Kirjoitti: expendable - maaliskuu 01, 2005, 08:10:41 IP
Yes, I'm having a problem regarding board and group permissions.

For my board I've set up a forum that only one group can access. This group can only view this forum and none of the others. So to test this out, I created a new user, added it to the group, and logged in. At first it worked and only the specified board was revealed; however, after a log out and a few minutes (maybe 5?), I logged back in and all of the forums were revealed. A bit perplexed, I switched back to my admin account and checked the settings: they were the exactly as I left them. Out of frustration, I deleted the dummy account, setup a new one, added it to the group, and logged in. The specified board was revealed and the rest hidden, but after a log out and a few minutes, the problem occurred again.

Any help?
Otsikko: Re: Problem
Kirjoitti: [Unknown] - maaliskuu 01, 2005, 08:11:45 IP
Strange.  Can you pm me with the URL and login information so I can try it myself?

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Otsikko: Re: Problem
Kirjoitti: [Unknown] - maaliskuu 01, 2005, 08:43:00 IP
Looking at the one forum, which should be special people only, it looks right.  Only "special people" is checked.

The other two boards, which I presume you DON'T want "special people" to see, are not set up properly.  They are set like this:

[X] Guests
[X] Ungrouped Members
[X] Local Moderator
[X] Global Moderator
[ ] Special People
[X] Newbie
[X] Jr. Member
[X] Full Member
[X] Sr. Member
[X] Hero Member


The problem is simple.  The test account you gave me is in *TWO* groups.  He or she is in "Special People" and in "Newbie" because he/she/it has 0 posts.  Thus, this member has access to these other two boards.  To remedy this, change the permissions to:

[X] Guests
[X] Ungrouped Members
[X] Local Moderator
[X] Global Moderator
[ ] Special People
[ ] Newbie
[ ] Jr. Member
[ ] Full Member
[ ] Sr. Member
[ ] Hero Member


Now, only people NOT in the "Special People" group will have access.

Note: I know, I used different names for the groups/boards/etc. than you did, this was just because I wanted to make it clear to anyone else who might see this topic.

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Otsikko: Re: Problem
Kirjoitti: expendable - maaliskuu 01, 2005, 08:57:25 IP
A-ha! *slaps head* It all makes sense now. The boards would go visible after I made a post with the dummy account thus putting them in a new group. Thanks for clearing up the issue.