@@ -57,9 +60,7 @@
examine how this works:
-
A templated page uses an ADP/Tcl pair. The first line in the ADP
-file is usually:
-<master>
-
If it appears exactly like this, without any arguments, the
+file is usually:
<master>
If it appears exactly like this, without any arguments, the
template processor uses default-master for that subsite. For pages
in /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/www, this
is /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/www/default-master.adp
@@ -85,43 +86,39 @@
diagnose a permissions problem?
-
A templated page uses an ADP/Tcl pair. The first line in the ADP -file is usually:
-<master> -
If it appears exactly like this, without any arguments, the +file is usually:
<master>
If it appears exactly like this, without any arguments, the template processor uses
default-masterfor that subsite. For pages in/var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/www, this is/var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/www/default-master.adp@@ -85,43 +86,39 @@ diagnose a permissions problem?
-
-Steps to Reproduce. The events -package does not allow users to register for new events.
-
+Steps to Reproduce. The events package
+does not allow users to register for new events.
Go to the http://yourserver.net/events as a visitor (ie, log out and, if necessary, clear cookies). This in on a 4.6.3 site with events version 0.1d3.
Select an available event
A link such as
Registration: -Deadline is 03/15/2004 10:00am. » Login or sign up to -register for this event.is visible. Click on "Login or -sign up"Complete a new registration. Afterwards, you should be +Deadline is 03/15/2004 10:00am. » Login or sign up to register for +this event. is visible. Click on "Login or sign +up"
Complete a new registration. Afterwards, you should be redirected back to the same page.
-
-Finding the problem. We start with -the page that has the error. In the URL it's
http://myserver.net/events/event-info.tcl, +Finding the problem. We start with the +page that has the error. In the URL it'shttp://myserver.net/events/event-info.tcl, so open the file/var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/packages/events/www/event-info.tcl. -It contains this line:-set can_register_p [events::security::can_register_for_event_p -event_id $event_id] -
We need to know what that procedure does, so go to /api-doc, paste +It contains this line:
set can_register_p [events::security::can_register_for_event_p -event_id $event_id]
We need to know what that procedure does, so go to /api-doc, paste events::security::can_register_for_event_p into the ACS Tcl API Search box, and click Feeling Lucky. The next pages shows the proc, and we click "show source" to see more information. The -body of the proc is simply
-return [permission::permission_p -party_id $user_id -object_id $event_id -privilege write] -
This means that a given user must have the write privilege on +body of the proc is simply
return [permission::permission_p -party_id $user_id -object_id $event_id -privilege write]
This means that a given user must have the write privilege on the event in order to register. Let's assume that the privileges inherit, so that if a user has the write privilege on the whole package, they will have the write privilege on the event.
-
-Setting Permissions. A permission -has three parts: the privilege, the object of the privilege, and -the subject being granted the privilege. In this case the privilege -is "write," the object is the Events package, and the +Setting Permissions. A permission has +three parts: the privilege, the object of the privilege, and the +subject being granted the privilege. In this case the privilege is +"write," the object is the Events package, and the subject is all Registered Users.
To grant permissions on a package, start at the site map. Find the event package and click "Set permissions".
Click "Grant Permission"
- @@ -131,8 +128,8 @@
Actual Results: The page says
"You do not have permission to register for this event."Expected results: A link or form to sign up for the event is shown.
OpenACS 5.0 offers a prettier version at /admin/applications.
