Forums permission: can anonymous users view without write privileges
Guys, This sounds really dumb, but I can't find an answer anywhere. Read privileges for all content types EXCEPT for the forum module seem to be controlled by Permissions >> node module >> access content. I have checked that to allow access privileges to anonymous users. But if I try to access the "drupal/forums" page--the list of all containers and forums automatically generated by the Forums module, I cannot access it unless I am logged in. The FAQ module may have encountered a similar problem because their section in the Permissions page includes a checkbox for "view faq." There is no such item under the forums module. Strangely, only the "drupal/forums" page seems to be non-performing in this fashion. If I type in the url of a specific forum, I can read it as anonymous, but (of course) no one can get to the specific forums without the index page. Am I the only one with this problem? (I'm in 6.3) A related gripe: The "containers" on the forum-list page are hot links, but produce no results. It would be nice to remove the links since they're non-functional. Steve Hays Classics Ohio University
Quoting Steve Hays <hays@ohio.edu>:
Guys,
This sounds really dumb, but I can't find an answer anywhere.
Read privileges for all content types EXCEPT for the forum module seem to be controlled by Permissions >> node module >> access content. I have checked that to allow access privileges to anonymous users. But if I try to access the "drupal/forums" page--the list of all containers and forums automatically generated by the Forums module, I cannot access it unless I am logged in.
The FAQ module may have encountered a similar problem because their section in the Permissions page includes a checkbox for "view faq." There is no such item under the forums module.
Strangely, only the "drupal/forums" page seems to be non-performing in this fashion. If I type in the url of a specific forum, I can read it as anonymous, but (of course) no one can get to the specific forums without the index page. Am I the only one with this problem? (I'm in 6.3)
A related gripe: The "containers" on the forum-list page are hot links, but produce no results. It would be nice to remove the links since they're non-functional.
What modules do you have installed. The forum module uses taxonomy vocabulary and terms to control containers and fora. The links come from the taxonomy module. Do you have any access modules installed? Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/
Earnie, I do have the Taxonomy module installed. I spent a while looking for "access modules," but I couldn't find any-- at least any that were filtered for 6. Perhaps I didn't know what I was looking for. *Should* I have any access modules installed? Is there one that would solve the problem? I'm think it really is a permissions problem--unless, of course, other people in D6 can access the "forums/" page (the auto-generated index of fora) while in anonymous user role. Steve On Jul 22, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
Quoting Steve Hays <hays@ohio.edu>:
Guys,
This sounds really dumb, but I can't find an answer anywhere.
Read privileges for all content types EXCEPT for the forum module seem to be controlled by Permissions >> node module >> access content. I have checked that to allow access privileges to anonymous users. But if I try to access the "drupal/forums" page--the list of all containers and forums automatically generated by the Forums module, I cannot access it unless I am logged in.
The FAQ module may have encountered a similar problem because their section in the Permissions page includes a checkbox for "view faq." There is no such item under the forums module.
Strangely, only the "drupal/forums" page seems to be non-performing in this fashion. If I type in the url of a specific forum, I can read it as anonymous, but (of course) no one can get to the specific forums without the index page. Am I the only one with this problem? (I'm in 6.3)
A related gripe: The "containers" on the forum-list page are hot links, but produce no results. It would be nice to remove the links since they're non-functional.
What modules do you have installed. The forum module uses taxonomy vocabulary and terms to control containers and fora. The links come from the taxonomy module. Do you have any access modules installed?
Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/
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Quoting Steve Hays <hays@ohio.edu>:
Earnie,
I do have the Taxonomy module installed.
I spent a while looking for "access modules," but I couldn't find any-- at least any that were filtered for 6. Perhaps I didn't know what I was looking for. *Should* I have any access modules installed? Is there one that would solve the problem? I'm think it really is a permissions problem--unless, of course, other people in D6 can access the "forums/" page (the auto-generated index of fora) while in anonymous user role.
My point in asking about access modules was to determine if a contrib module might be the issue. I don't know how many users are actually using D6 yet, there are some major modules that haven't published a production ready version yet. What about the user access permissions for Taxonomy and Forum modules? Are they set for access by Anonymous Users? Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/
Earnie, I have installed only modules that have full Drupal 6 recommendation. The permissions for Taxonomy are very limited: merely "administer"--so I don't want to dispense that one very widely. For Forum there are more options, but there is no "access content." The lowest is "create new forum topic." I don't really want to give that permission to anonymous users, but when I check it, the forums- list page appears for them. For now I've decided to control access via menus. I simply won't post a link to the "node/add/0" page. If someone knows enough about Drupal to type that in, they can create a new topic without logging in, but I guess I'll have to live with that possibility for now. Steve On Jul 23, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
Quoting Steve Hays <hays@ohio.edu>:
Earnie,
I do have the Taxonomy module installed.
I spent a while looking for "access modules," but I couldn't find any-- at least any that were filtered for 6. Perhaps I didn't know what I was looking for. *Should* I have any access modules installed? Is there one that would solve the problem? I'm think it really is a permissions problem--unless, of course, other people in D6 can access the "forums/" page (the auto-generated index of fora) while in anonymous user role.
My point in asking about access modules was to determine if a contrib module might be the issue. I don't know how many users are actually using D6 yet, there are some major modules that haven't published a production ready version yet. What about the user access permissions for Taxonomy and Forum modules? Are they set for access by Anonymous Users?
Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/
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Quoting Steve Hays <hays@ohio.edu>:
Earnie,
I have installed only modules that have full Drupal 6 recommendation.
The permissions for Taxonomy are very limited: merely "administer"--so I don't want to dispense that one very widely. For Forum there are more options, but there is no "access content." The lowest is "create new forum topic." I don't really want to give that permission to anonymous users, but when I check it, the forums- list page appears for them. For now I've decided to control access via menus. I simply won't post a link to the "node/add/0" page. If someone knows enough about Drupal to type that in, they can create a new topic without logging in, but I guess I'll have to live with that possibility for now.
I suggest you open a bug issue for it. Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/
I did--2 days ago--but no response yet. Steve On Jul 23, 2008, at 3:07 PM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
Quoting Steve Hays <hays@ohio.edu>:
Earnie,
I have installed only modules that have full Drupal 6 recommendation.
The permissions for Taxonomy are very limited: merely "administer"-- so I don't want to dispense that one very widely. For Forum there are more options, but there is no "access content." The lowest is "create new forum topic." I don't really want to give that permission to anonymous users, but when I check it, the forums- list page appears for them. For now I've decided to control access via menus. I simply won't post a link to the "node/add/0" page. If someone knows enough about Drupal to type that in, they can create a new topic without logging in, but I guess I'll have to live with that possibility for now.
I suggest you open a bug issue for it.
Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/
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