Fossil SCM

Improved explanation of privileges on the User Edit screen.

drh 2008-07-19 15:40 trunk
Commit 92f6d3d7867af3db01b1e44791bbf6646571bcae
1 file changed +28 -9
+28 -9
--- src/setup.c
+++ src/setup.c
@@ -377,30 +377,37 @@
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@ so you are not permitted to make changes to %h(zId).
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@ </p></li>
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@
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}
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@
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+ @ <li><p>
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+ @ The <b>Setup</b> user can make arbitrary configuration changes.
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+ @ An <b>Admin</b> user can add other users and change user privileges
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+ @ and reset user passwords.
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+ @ Use these two settings with discretion.
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+ @ </p></li>
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+ @
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@ <li><p>
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@ The <b>Delete</b> privilege give the user the ability to erase
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- @ wiki, tickets, and atttachments that have been added by anonymous
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+ @ wiki, tickets, and attachments that have been added by anonymous
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@ users. This capability is intended for deletion of spam. The
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@ delete capability is only in effect for 24 hours after the item
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@ is first posted. The Setup user can delete anything at any time.
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@ </p></li>
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@
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@ <li><p>
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- @ An <b>Admin</b> user can add other users, create new ticket report
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- @ formats, and change system defaults. But only the <b>Setup</b> user
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- @ is able to change the repository to
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- @ which this program is linked.
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+ @ The <b>History</b> privilege allows a user to see most hyperlinks.
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+ @ This is recommended ON for most logged-in users but OFF for
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+ @ user "nobody" to avoid problems with spiders trying to walk every
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+ @ historical version of every baseline and file.
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@ </p></li>
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@
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@ <li><p>
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- @ The <b>History</b> privilege allows a user to see a timeline
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- @ with hyperlinks to version information, to download ZIP archives
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- @ of individual versions.
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- @ </p></li>
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+ @ The <b>Check-in</b> privilege allows remote users to "push".
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+ @ The <b>Check-out</b> privilege allows remote users to "pull".
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+ @ The <b>Clone</b> privilege allows remote users to "clone".
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+ @ </li><p>
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@
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@ <li><p>
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@ The <b>Read Wiki</b>, <b>New Wiki</b>, <b>Append Wiki</b>, and
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@ <b>Write Wiki</b> privileges control access to wiki pages. The
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@ <b>Read Tkt</b>, <b>New Tkt</b>, <b>Append Tkt</b>, and
@@ -407,10 +414,22 @@
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@ <b>Write Tkt</b> privileges control access to trouble tickets.
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@ The <b>Tkt Report</b> privilege allows the user to create or edit
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@ ticket report formats.
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@ </p></li>
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@
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+ @ <li><p>
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+ @ Users with the <b>Password</b> privilege are allowed to change their
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+ @ own password. Recommended ON for most users but OFF for "anonynmous"
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+ @ and "nobody".
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+ @ </p></li>
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+ @
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+ @ <li><p>
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+ @ The <b>EMail</b> privilege allows the display of sensitive information
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+ @ such as the email address of users and contact information on tickets.
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+ @ Recommended OFF for "anonymous" and for "nobody".
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+ @ </p></li>
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+ @
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@ <li><p>
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@ No login is required for user "<b>nobody</b>". The capabilities
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@ of this user are available to anyone without supplying a username or
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@ password. To disable nobody access, make sure there is no user
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@ with an ID of <b>nobody</b> or that the nobody user has no
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--- src/setup.c
+++ src/setup.c
@@ -377,30 +377,37 @@
377 @ so you are not permitted to make changes to %h(zId).
378 @ </p></li>
379 @
380 }
381 @
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
382 @ <li><p>
383 @ The <b>Delete</b> privilege give the user the ability to erase
384 @ wiki, tickets, and atttachments that have been added by anonymous
385 @ users. This capability is intended for deletion of spam. The
386 @ delete capability is only in effect for 24 hours after the item
387 @ is first posted. The Setup user can delete anything at any time.
388 @ </p></li>
389 @
390 @ <li><p>
391 @ An <b>Admin</b> user can add other users, create new ticket report
392 @ formats, and change system defaults. But only the <b>Setup</b> user
393 @ is able to change the repository to
394 @ which this program is linked.
395 @ </p></li>
396 @
397 @ <li><p>
398 @ The <b>History</b> privilege allows a user to see a timeline
399 @ with hyperlinks to version information, to download ZIP archives
400 @ of individual versions.
401 @ </p></li>
402 @
403 @ <li><p>
404 @ The <b>Read Wiki</b>, <b>New Wiki</b>, <b>Append Wiki</b>, and
405 @ <b>Write Wiki</b> privileges control access to wiki pages. The
406 @ <b>Read Tkt</b>, <b>New Tkt</b>, <b>Append Tkt</b>, and
@@ -407,10 +414,22 @@
407 @ <b>Write Tkt</b> privileges control access to trouble tickets.
408 @ The <b>Tkt Report</b> privilege allows the user to create or edit
409 @ ticket report formats.
410 @ </p></li>
411 @
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
412 @ <li><p>
413 @ No login is required for user "<b>nobody</b>". The capabilities
414 @ of this user are available to anyone without supplying a username or
415 @ password. To disable nobody access, make sure there is no user
416 @ with an ID of <b>nobody</b> or that the nobody user has no
417
--- src/setup.c
+++ src/setup.c
@@ -377,30 +377,37 @@
377 @ so you are not permitted to make changes to %h(zId).
378 @ </p></li>
379 @
380 }
381 @
382 @ <li><p>
383 @ The <b>Setup</b> user can make arbitrary configuration changes.
384 @ An <b>Admin</b> user can add other users and change user privileges
385 @ and reset user passwords.
386 @ Use these two settings with discretion.
387 @ </p></li>
388 @
389 @ <li><p>
390 @ The <b>Delete</b> privilege give the user the ability to erase
391 @ wiki, tickets, and attachments that have been added by anonymous
392 @ users. This capability is intended for deletion of spam. The
393 @ delete capability is only in effect for 24 hours after the item
394 @ is first posted. The Setup user can delete anything at any time.
395 @ </p></li>
396 @
397 @ <li><p>
398 @ The <b>History</b> privilege allows a user to see most hyperlinks.
399 @ This is recommended ON for most logged-in users but OFF for
400 @ user "nobody" to avoid problems with spiders trying to walk every
401 @ historical version of every baseline and file.
402 @ </p></li>
403 @
404 @ <li><p>
405 @ The <b>Check-in</b> privilege allows remote users to "push".
406 @ The <b>Check-out</b> privilege allows remote users to "pull".
407 @ The <b>Clone</b> privilege allows remote users to "clone".
408 @ </li><p>
409 @
410 @ <li><p>
411 @ The <b>Read Wiki</b>, <b>New Wiki</b>, <b>Append Wiki</b>, and
412 @ <b>Write Wiki</b> privileges control access to wiki pages. The
413 @ <b>Read Tkt</b>, <b>New Tkt</b>, <b>Append Tkt</b>, and
@@ -407,10 +414,22 @@
414 @ <b>Write Tkt</b> privileges control access to trouble tickets.
415 @ The <b>Tkt Report</b> privilege allows the user to create or edit
416 @ ticket report formats.
417 @ </p></li>
418 @
419 @ <li><p>
420 @ Users with the <b>Password</b> privilege are allowed to change their
421 @ own password. Recommended ON for most users but OFF for "anonynmous"
422 @ and "nobody".
423 @ </p></li>
424 @
425 @ <li><p>
426 @ The <b>EMail</b> privilege allows the display of sensitive information
427 @ such as the email address of users and contact information on tickets.
428 @ Recommended OFF for "anonymous" and for "nobody".
429 @ </p></li>
430 @
431 @ <li><p>
432 @ No login is required for user "<b>nobody</b>". The capabilities
433 @ of this user are available to anyone without supplying a username or
434 @ password. To disable nobody access, make sure there is no user
435 @ with an ID of <b>nobody</b> or that the nobody user has no
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