Access Control Examples

Renaming topics and webs

Tested in Foswiki 1.1.4.

Assume:

• A web called 'ExampleWeb'.
• A user called 'AdminUser' who is a member of 'AdminGroup'.
• A user called 'StandardUser' who is not a member of 'AdminGroup'.

Then modifying preferences in ExampleWeb.WebPreferences will result in the following behaviours:

Case 1

ALLOWWEBCHANGE = AdminUser
ALLOWWEBRENAME = AdminUser
ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = AdminUser

• StandardUser cannot rename ExampleWeb.WebHome.
• StandardUser cannot rename ExampleWeb itself.

Case 2

ALLOWWEBCHANGE = AdminUser, StandardUser
ALLOWWEBRENAME = AdminUser
ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = AdminUser

• StandardUser can rename ExampleWeb.WebHome.
• StandardUser cannot rename ExampleWeb itself.

Case 3

ALLOWWEBCHANGE = AdminUser
ALLOWWEBRENAME = AdminUser, StandardUser
ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = AdminUser

• StandardUser cannot rename ExampleWeb.WebHome.
• StandardUser cannot rename ExampleWeb itself.

Case 4

ALLOWWEBCHANGE = AdminUser, StandardUser
ALLOWWEBRENAME = AdminUser, StandardUser
ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = AdminUser

• StandardUser can rename ExampleWeb.WebHome.
• StandardUser cannot rename ExampleWeb itself.

Case 5

ALLOWWEBCHANGE = AdminUser, StandardUser
ALLOWWEBRENAME = AdminUser, StandardUser
ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = AdminUser, StandardUser

• StandardUser can rename ExampleWeb.WebHome.
• StandardUser cannot rename ExampleWeb itself.