Re: $Append for Users outside the ADMIN group

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1997

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texte = >How can I allow my customers to maintain their databases and use the>append command without giving them ADMIN access?>>I don't want to delete the append command from the list of allowed>command.Please think about using this technique:Delete the append command from the list of allowed command, then use[append] contexts in your forms instead.Any [append] forms you don't want the public to use can easily beprotected with the [protect 'groups'] tag. Several groups can beallowed access to your [append] page (not just the 'admin' group)while denying all others, like this:[protect admin,vendors,clients]This tag will allow only members of the 'admin' group OR the'vendors' group OR the 'clients' group to access the page. Make sureto put this tag at the top of the pages you want to protect, a goodplace for it is immediately after the tag.Use the same technique for all your other commands, too. Then removeall those commands from the CommandsAllowed Preference so you don'thave to worry about other people sending direct commands from theirbrowser ... and potentially messing up your databases.Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutions808-737-6499http://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: $Append for Users outside the ADMIN group (Mike Heininger 1997)
Re: $Append for Users outside the ADMIN group (Grant Hulbert 1997)
Re: $Append for Users outside the ADMIN group (Kenneth Grome 1997)
$Append for Users outside the ADMIN group (Mike Heininger 1997)

>How can I allow my customers to maintain their databases and use the>append command without giving them ADMIN access?>>I don't want to delete the append command from the list of allowed>command.Please think about using this technique:Delete the append command from the list of allowed command, then use[append] contexts in your forms instead.Any [append] forms you don't want the public to use can easily beprotected with the [protect 'groups'] tag. Several groups can beallowed access to your [append] page (not just the 'admin' group)while denying all others, like this:[protect admin,vendors,clients]This tag will allow only members of the 'admin' group OR the'vendors' group OR the 'clients' group to access the page. Make sureto put this tag at the top of the pages you want to protect, a goodplace for it is immediately after the tag.Use the same technique for all your other commands, too. Then removeall those commands from the CommandsAllowed Preference so you don'thave to worry about other people sending direct commands from theirbrowser ... and potentially messing up your databases.Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutions808-737-6499http://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html Kenneth Grome

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Re: $Append for Users outside the ADMIN group

1997

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