Impersonating Roles bront  2017-07-25 10:09
Status: Closed
 
hi,

I came across a somewhat unexpected situation today while working on a wiki-based application (version 17.1).

When I impersonate a *User* who has Reader-level permissions, the pen/edit icon atop the wiki disappears, which is expected.

If, however, I impersonate the *Role* of Reader the pen/edit icon remains, which I didn't expect.

Can you explain why this the case?

Many thanks,

bront
 
 
adam responded:  2017-07-25 11:02
When you impersonate roles (or groups) you are still logged in as you (albeit with modified permissions). If you are the owner of the wiki (you created it) then you retain the ability to edit and delete it, even if your permissions are dropped to Reader.

Log in as a different (admin) user and impersonate Reader; only the wikis created by that user will now be editable.

Adam
 
bront responded:  2017-08-02 12:18
Great. Thanks for the insight

cheers,

bront