Wiki source code of SettingUserRights

Version 1.1 by Guillaume Lerouge on 2009/02/02

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2 1 Setting user rights
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4 XWiki Enterprise lets you set user rights at the wiki, space and page level. This means that you can control exactly which users are allowed to perform which actions (edit, view or comment on a page):
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6 * Click on the "Administration" link at the top right of your page
7 * Click on the "Rights" button
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9 1.1 Setting rights for groups
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11 #info("It's easier to set rights for groups than for every individual user. Thus we recommend [you create user groups>GettingStarted.CreatingNewUsers] prior to starting configuring user rights.")
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13 XWiki rights work the following way:
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15 * When all checkboxes are empty, everybody can do everything
16 * Once you give a right to an user or a group, everybody else is disallowed this right if their checkbox is empty
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18 1.1.1 An overview of rights
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20 Here is a lists of all the rights available in XWiki Enterprise and their default settings.
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22 * ~~*Right name:* brief description of that right~~
23 ** ~~Availability: where you can set this right~~
24 ** ~~Default status: whether the right is allowed or denied when the checkbox is left blank - other settings notwithstanding~~
25 * *View*
26 ** Availability: this right is available at the page, space and wiki level
27 ** Default status: ALLOWED
28 * *Comment*
29 ** Availability: this right is available at the page, space and wiki level
30 ** Default status: ALLOWED
31 * *Edit*
32 ** Availability: this right is available at the page, space and wiki level
33 ** Default status: ALLOWED
34 * *Delete*
35 ** Availability: this right is available at the page, space and wiki level
36 ** Default status: DENIED
37 * *Admin*
38 ** Availability: this right is available at the space and wiki level
39 ** Default status: DENIED
40 * *Register*
41 ** Availability: this right is available at the level
42 ** Default status: ALLOWED
43 * *Programming*
44 ** Availability: this right is available at the wiki level
45 ** Default status: DENIED
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