User groups

[rejetto]

Groups are coming very soon: in 2.3 beta - build #205 (will be published these days).

In the while i'm documenting the feature at www.rejetto.com/wiki/index.php/User_groups

It's NOT complete, but comments are welcome.

[r][m]

Looks complicated to me. Perhaps it would be easy to make an error
on who has access to what?
Will we be able to turn this off?

[maverick]

Are you talking about Access Levels?  Which users are in these specific levels and what protected resources can be accessed by these users for their specific access level?

Example:

Access Level 1 (Group 1)
protected resources - music, games
users - bob

Access Level 2 (Group 2)
protected resources - music, games, applications
users - mike, bob

Access Level 3 (Group 3)
protected resources - music, games, movies, applications
users - joe, bob, mike

[TCube]

Great function thanks Rejetto.
I'm eager to try that out having set different "workgroup interest" under HFS.
TC

[Foggy]

sort sort of endless loop wouldn't happen if you linked group 1 with group 2 and gorup 2 with group 1?

[rejetto]

Looks complicated to me. Perhaps it would be easy to make an error on who has access to what?
Will we be able to turn this off?

i doubt you will make any error,
anyway there's no need to turn it off: if you don't use the "linked" field, it won't affect your HFS in any way.

[rejetto]

sort sort of endless loop wouldn't happen if you linked group 1 with group 2 and gorup 2 with group 1?

HFS handles this case. you will just get group 1 and 2 permissions.

[rejetto]

Access Level 1 (Group 1)
protected resources - music, games
users - bob

Access Level 2 (Group 2)
protected resources - music, games, applications
users - mike, bob

Access Level 3 (Group 3)
protected resources - music, games, movies, applications
users - joe, bob, mike

How to get this scenario implemented, step-by-step:
0. i guess you already have accounts joe, bob and mike
1. create 3 accounts: level1/2/3
2. protect them by assigning an impossible password
3. in account level2: link level1
4. in account level3: link level2
5. restrict music,games to level1
6. restrict applications to level2
7. restrict movies to level3
8. in account bob: link level1
9. in account mike: link level2
10. in account joe: link level3

[maverick]

YES!

That is EXACTLY what I was hoping for.   

Thanks rejetto. 

[rejetto]

I'm creating a "group" checkbox, so that you tell HFS you mean to use that account as a group.
This way
1. you won't need to enter an impossible password, HFS will prevent anyone from loggin in with the group name
2. i can create some GUI facilities for groups only

[rejetto]

the wiki guide has been updated with the change i just explained

[Foggy]

If there is going to be a macro to change the users pass a macro to change which group a user is linked to would also be very useful.

[rejetto]

yes, you can already change pass with macros.
from next build you will be able also to change groups.
i will document it all.

[Fysack]

hmm..

[rejetto]

why?