[Zope] NuxUserGroups: workaround, anyone?

[baiewola@netscape.net]

But how can I do this at the root level? Once I erase my acl_users folder, won't I lose access to my entire site? 



"robert rottermann" <robeert@redcor.ch> wrote:

>you have either a standard acl_users folder or a user folder with  groups.
>So you have to create a nuxeo user folder some place, recreate  your
>existing users there, erase the old folder, and move the new one to its
>place. If you have lots of users (and want to keep their passwords) you have
>to move them with a script. I think on zopelabs there is a receipe to do it.
>If not I can send you one.
>Robert
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>From: <baiewola@netscape.net>
>To: <zope@zope.org>
>Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:58 PM
>Subject: [Zope] NuxUserGroups: workaround, anyone?
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>> My zope site is already created, and I did not create it with the idea
>that I would be implementing user groups. Therefore, I already have an
>acl_users folder at the top level of my site. All of my users are defined in
>that folder, and all access throughout the site is inherited, except for a
>few local roles assigned here and there.
>>
>> Now that I want to use NuxUserGroups, I have a problem: I cannot create
>groups at the top level. Since I already have an acl_users folder, I get an
>error when I try to create a "User Folder with Groups" at the root level. So
>I can't simply move all my existing users into a different type of user
>folder that supports groups.
>>
>> And when I create a "User Folder with Groups"at any other level, of course
>my users from my root level acl_users folder are not recognized so they
>cannot be added to groups. So if I want to add groups at any level, I have
>to re-create all my users.
>>
>> Does anyone have a workaround to this? Or am I overlooking a product that
>will let me do what I want (add groups to an existing site at the root
>level)?
>>
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