Hi peppo, Because you have (global.css, index_html, standard_html_*, breadcrumb_nav) at the root level, you do not need them in the sub folders. They will be 'aquired' if not found in the subfolders. The acl_users folders will still handle security for you first, then 'aquisition' will climb the tree until it finds a standard_html_header, etc. Give it a try! Eric.

-----Original Message----- From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of Giuseppe Bonelli Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 11:06 AM To: Zope Subject: [Zope] acquisition and permissions (newby)

Hi all,

I need advice on the best strategy on how to manage hierarchical permissions without having to give up on acquisition.

Here is my situation (quite standard, I guess):

I have a top folder with a top ACL and a set of standard files (global.css, index_html, standard_html_*, breadcrumb_nav).

I then have a subfolder with its own ACL.

It could be nice I could acquire the standard files from the top folder without having to mantain multiple copies in the subfolder in order to avoid access errors.

Currently I keep multiple copies of the standard files, but this is particularly annoying for the breadcrumb, as it must contain quite a lot of <dtml-try> in order to test the various PARENTS conditions, depending both on the role of the user and on the folder where breadcrumb lives in.

I am sure I am doing something wrong !!!

Any pointer would be appreciated,

TIA,

--peppo

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