[Zope] newbie - permissions on FAQ object

Joe Van Andel vanandel@ucar.edu
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:44:26 -0700


I'm trying to configure a ZOPE FAQ object on starship.python.net .

This is Zope v10.10.2 with ZServer 1.0b2 .

I'm baffled by the permissions scheme.  I've created a FAQ under my
ZOPE home:
http://starship.python.net:9673/crew/vanandel

I'd like selected users to add FAQ entries, but only certain trusted 
users to be able to create categories.

Unfortunately, anyone can add a new category, which is not what I want.
The Security Screen for vanandel/NumPy only enables 'view' for 
anonymous, but still an 'anonymous' user can enter the 'Add a category' 
screen, without being challenged.
There are specific permissions shown for various "add-ins" 
like TinyTables on the Security screen,
but not for the FAQ module.  (I'd expect to see permissions for 
FAQAddCategory.)

Also, when I first create a 'FAQ', I can't view it until I create
a 'isCategory' property.  This seems like a bug, since 'isFAQ' is 
already created for me.

A minor question.  I'd obviously like to test ZOPE with various users,
to see what ZOPE allows them to do.  ZOPE uses cookies to give someone 
permission, after they've supplied a password.
Under Unix, I can manually remove a cookie by editing ~/.netscape/cookies.  How do I do this under NT?  Are Netscape cookies in the registry (I hope not!).

Thanks much for your help.

Joe VanAndel  		Internet: vanandel@ucar.edu
National Center for	http://www.atd.ucar.edu/~vanandel/home.html
Atmospheric Research