[pmwiki-users] Allow write password to substitute for read password

[David Sovinski]

Patrick and all

I did not realize that merely separating passwords with a space would 
allow either to act as the password.
This works exactly as I would wish and how I would use it. And I can see 
how it would actually keep some other logic problems from occuring.
I say "Leave it as is. It ain't broke!"

Thank you :-)

Dave Sovinski (Caspian)


Patrick R. Michaud wrote:

>On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 09:59:49AM -0500, David Sovinski wrote:
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>>I'm using beta54 and it doesn't work here. It forces me to enter the 
>>read password to get to read the page(s). Then I can hit edit and enter 
>>the write password
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>David is correct -- at the moment, knowing the edit (or attr) password
>doesn't automatically grant read access; one still has to enter the
>read password.  I just haven't decided if I want to add that yet,
>as it adds yet another consideration to how passwords work.
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>The simple work around is to specify both the edit and read password
>when setting a read password.  In other words, if the read password
>is "alpha" and the edit password is beta, then enter
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>    Set new read password: alpha beta
>    Set new edit password: beta
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>This says that either "alpha" or "beta" can be used to read pages,
>but only "beta" may edit.  
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>If setting passwords in config.php, then use
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>    $DefaultPasswords['read'] = array(crypt('alpha'), crypt('beta'));
>    $DefaultPasswords['edit'] = crypt('beta');
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>The cascading that was added in beta50 goes "the other way" --
>i.e., if a page has a read password on it (but no edit or attr
>password), then attempting to edit the page or change attributes
>requires the read password.
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>Pm
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>>Radu wrote:
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>>>At 01:30 PM 8/16/2005, David Sovinski wrote:
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>>>>It would really be nice to enter the write password and get read 
>>>>permissions by default.
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>>>I thought that was the default behavior of the authorization cascade.
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>>>That was implemented in beta50 IIRC.
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>>>Cheers,
>>>Radu
>>>(www.monicsoft.net)
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