How to assign Permissions to certain members ?

[aegersz]

yep, that all makes sense but i still can't assign permissions - i'm only using "X' (Regular) and "A' (Special). if the member is in both groups then surely Special, as it's primary membergroup, will take effect.

but i still can't assign the Chat to Special 

[br360]

Ok, go to  Administration Center » Membergroups » Edit Membergroups

Then click on the modify link to the right of the Special member group, then find the "Inherit Permissions:" box. Did you give the special members unique permissions, or are they inherited from another regular group?

[Illori]

Did you give the special members unique permissions, or are they inherited from another regular group?

if the permissions are inherited from another group, you cannot set permissions separately from the other groups.

[aegersz]

Did you give the special members unique permissions, or are they inherited from another regular group?

if the permissions are inherited from another group, you cannot set permissions separately from the other groups.

they started off as inherited but then became unique permissions.

all i wanted was for certain members to look like Regular Members (no Chat) but with Chat.

i think it's going into the too hard basket ... but thanks for your help anyway.

[br360]

It can be confusing, but not really that hard once it gets figured out. If the special group now have unique permissions, go into the permissions for that group and make sure that all the permissions are set properly to what you want. I'm guessing they will have the same permissions as regular members, but where it says SA chat permissions, they will have the "A" or allow marked.

Then just double check your regular member permission group and make sure the permissions are the same...except where the SA permissions are, there is the "X" checked.

Then any member that you want to have be in the SA special group, give them that membergroup as their secondary group, and keep their primary group as regular members.

Just double check to make sure all the permissions are correct and that they have the SA special group as their secondary group.