[support] Access control modules do not work . . .

[Jean Gazis]

Do the site where tac lite is working and the site where it is not working
have all the same other modules installed, etc? Maybe it is a conflict
between modules or something.

On 5/16/07, Jason Flatt <drupal at oadaeh.net> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday May 16 2007 8:41 am, Metzler, David wrote:
> > Jason,
> >
> > The best way I've found on getting a handle on what's wrong with node
> > access is to inspect the node_access table directly.
> >
> > In some cases (like simple_access) the module's don't keep a separate
> > store where they keep track of a permission to a node, and if that's the
> > case, executing the reubuild node permissions will actually remove all
> > access restrictions from all nodes.
>
> I'm actually okay with that, and I've done it several times in an attempt
> to
> figure out and fix what's going wrong.
>
>
> > I'm  not familiar with the access
> > module that you're interested in, so I don't know if this is the case
> > there.
> >
> > So the best advice I can give is to rebuild permissions on a test site
> > (not upgraded), and try setting up node_access from scratch.
>
> I'm already using tac_lite successfully on another site, so I know it's
> not
> the module.
>
>
> > If it
> > works, try inspecting the contents of the node access table on your
> > upgraded site with what you've got on your functional test site.
>
> I did that, and as near as I could tell, everything was okay, but I wiped
> it
> anyway to make sure I wasn't overlooking anything.
>
>
> > Does that seem like a plan?
> >
> > Alternatively, maybe someone out there who's using the module (or the
> > maintainer) might be able to look at the data from your node_access
> > table.
> >
> > If you don't get help, let me know and I'll give a shot to reading the
> > module code and seeing if I can let you know what the node access table
> > should look like. Have you logged an issue on the project site?
>
> No, because I'm fairly positive it's not the module's fault, though I'm
> sure I
> could file a support request.  I just think it's something to do with the
> site and was hopping for some places to look, which I have received and
> followed through with.
>
>
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