[geeklog-users] chatterblock

[Blaine Lang]

Luke,

See if the attached image does not help explain.

Blaine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Salsich, Luke" <LJS at protectorgroup.com>
To: <geeklog-users at lists.geeklog.net>
Cc: "Salsich, Luke" <LJS at protectorgroup.com>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:12 PM
Subject: RE: [geeklog-users] chatterblock


> ok. But im not entirely sure how to add the chatterblock.user rights to a
> new group. Obviously, I know how to create a new group, but the only
> permission I see available is the chatterblock admin right.
>
> Thanks for the great help!
>
> Luke
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blaine Lang [mailto:langmail at sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:11 PM
> To: geeklog-users at lists.geeklog.net
> Cc: LJS at protectorgroup.com
> Subject: Re: [geeklog-users] chatterblock
>
>
> The Chatterblock install does add the new rights to the ROOT group - both
> for admin and user.
> This is fine .. but then modifying any other CORE GL group may not be what
> all GL admin's want.
>
> I offerred this feature in the FileMgmt Plugin Admin - to update the
> "Logged-in Users" group.
>
> IMHO, the Group Editor should allow this operation.
>
> Blaine
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Bibbs" <tony at tonybibbs.com>
> To: <geeklog-users at lists.geeklog.net>
> Cc: <LJS at protectorgroup.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [geeklog-users] chatterblock
>
>
> > On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Blaine Lang wrote:
> > >
> > > The issue here is that you need to create a new users group with the
> > chatterblock.user right and then add those users into this group that
you
> > want to have access.
> >
> > Shouldn't the plugin, by default, add chatterblock.user to the logged-in
> > member group?  Seems this would handle 99% of the users a step...and you
> > can do this all via SQL/PHP in the install/uninstall script with no need
> > to mess with the editor.
> >
> > A good example of this is most plugins I write usually have  new group
> > associated with them with all privileges assigned to that group.  I
think
> > assign that group to Root so, sensibly, root users automatically have
the
> > rights needed but can be configured in the future otherwise if desired.
> >
> > >
> > > The next question will be: "But I would rather have all logged in
users
> automatically have access"
> > > You can not today modify the rights of CORE GL groups via the group
> editor and there is no API to update CORE groups to add a new default
> permission.
> > > This is possibly by updating the SQL tables directly.
> >
> > I addressed this in my post above...
> >
> > --
> > Tony Bibbs          "I guess you have to remember that those who don't
> > tony at tonybibbs.com  hunt or fish often see those of us who do as
> >                     harmlessly strange and sort of amusing. When you
> >                     think about it, that might be a fair assessment."
> >                     --Unknown
> >
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