Granting access to a project through project groups
Gemini version 3.1.0 (build 2179).
I'm trying to use solely project groups to define the permissions that users have to projects. I have created some project groups, defined their permissions in a security scheme and then added a user to one of those project groups within the required project.
Problem is, if I log on with that user's account, I can't even see the project, much less access it. It seems the only way I can grant access to that user is by applying a global group including the user as the project security scheme, which seems completely against the point of project groups - that project administrators can grant/revoke permissions to their projects themselves instead of having to request centralised permissions changes.
What am I doing wrong?
Cheers,
Nigel.
nharris
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Thursday, February 12, 2009, 3:16:37 PM |
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What permissions has this project group got? Also, make sure that the project is using the correct scheme. |
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As a test, I figure I'd keep it simple so I've tried it out with a "Project managers" project group, so it has a whole bunch of permissions including View Project and Administer Project. |
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You need to make sure that your project uses the correct scheme not group (project or global). In the project homepage click on project administration (top right) and then on security scheme (left hand side). Select the correct security scheme for the project to use. |
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Ah, right - that's done the trick. Seems a bit "belt and braces" to set the security scheme through the Project Administration -> Security Scheme setting as well as assigning it through the project group (inviting conflicts like the one I've been experiencing), but it's working correctly now. |
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Hmm, maybe I spoke a tad too early there. I tried switching my test account to an "external user" project group to try out the limited permissions I had defined for that group. |
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Is it possible to send us the database? If so, please send it to support at countersoft dot com
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Unfortunately, this is a copy of our production database so that's not really on. Would it help if I sent some extracts of the security tables, etc.? Can you specify which ones you will need? |
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Can you restore a backup of the database into another location and update the sensative data / users etc..? |
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OK, just done that and sent you a cut-down and sanitised version of our database which still exhibits this issue. |
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Ok, this is a bug: http://gemini.countersoft.com/Default.aspx?p=2&i=2306 which will be fix for 3.1.2 release (due out soon). Note that inline edit should work. Thank you for your help. |
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