Security Question

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Here is a scenario similar to one I am facing-In WebCat Security I have 2 users:User: BigJim Password: **** Group: Admin User: LittleEd Passowrd: **** Group: UpdaterIn WebCat Preferences I have the following $Append pref set:Only the following commands may be issued by anonymous visitors: Replace, Delete, etc...(default WebCat settings)--BigJim in this case is the only user that can $Append a database.Problem: BigJim needs to allow LittleEd to $Append a specific database from a remote location. BigJim does NOT want LittleEd to have full Admin Group priviledges. (Even though LittleEd has probably never used WebCat and wouldn't know what to do to screw something up anyway)In other words: Some pages will have [protect admin] - (which only BigJim can access and $Append databases) Some pages will have [protect admin, updater] - (both BigJim and LittleEd can access and $Append databases)How can I achieve this? The WebCat prefs seem to be ALL (Everyone can use $Append) or NOTHING (only admin can use $Append)Thanks- BigJ...err... :) S. Craig Thurmond Senior Multimedia Programmer Accent Technical Multimedia 2415 Directors Row Suite E Indianapolis, IN 46241 phone: 1-800-448-7219 phone: (317)244-7633 fax: (317)486-8137 email: ScraigT@accenttech.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Security Question (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  2. Re: Security Question (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Security Question (Craig Thurmond 1997)
Here is a scenario similar to one I am facing-In WebCat Security I have 2 users:User: BigJim Password: **** Group: Admin User: LittleEd Passowrd: **** Group: UpdaterIn WebCat Preferences I have the following $Append pref set:Only the following commands may be issued by anonymous visitors: Replace, Delete, etc...(default WebCat settings)--BigJim in this case is the only user that can $Append a database.Problem: BigJim needs to allow LittleEd to $Append a specific database from a remote location. BigJim does NOT want LittleEd to have full Admin Group priviledges. (Even though LittleEd has probably never used WebCat and wouldn't know what to do to screw something up anyway)In other words: Some pages will have [protect admin] - (which only BigJim can access and $Append databases) Some pages will have [protect admin, updater] - (both BigJim and LittleEd can access and $Append databases)How can I achieve this? The WebCat prefs seem to be ALL (Everyone can use $Append) or NOTHING (only admin can use $Append)Thanks- BigJ...err... :) S. Craig Thurmond Senior Multimedia Programmer Accent Technical Multimedia 2415 Directors Row Suite E Indianapolis, IN 46241 phone: 1-800-448-7219 phone: (317)244-7633 fax: (317)486-8137 email: ScraigT@accenttech.com Craig Thurmond

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