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  2056   Thu Nov 9 20:59:01 2006 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionLinux2.6.2-1739Re: calling a shell in the Options tag

Alexandre Lindote wrote:
Hi,

is it possible to run a shell script in an "Options" tag, as it is with the "Preset", "Subst", and so on?
I need to have something like this:

Options Update of = $shell(/home/alex/zeplin3/elog/z3elog-mirror/documents/ext_docs.sh MinGen)

the script returns a line with comma separated values...

Thanks

Alex


Interesting idea, but substitutions only work for config setting where the documentation explicitly states so. The complete list comes here:

  • Preset <attibute>
  • Preset on reply <attribute>
  • Preset on duplicate <attribute>
  • Subst <attribute>
  • Subst on reply <attribute>
  • Subst on edit <attribute>
  • Change <attribute>
  • Email <attribute> <value>
  • Use email from
  • Use Email heading
  • Use Email subject
  • Bottom text
  • Top text
  • Edit page title
  • Prepend on edit
  • Append on edit
  • Append on reply
  • Quote on reply
  • Preset text
  • Page title
  • RSS title
  • List page title

Doing shell execution for all configuration settings would slow down the server too much.
  2062   Thu Nov 9 22:57:38 2006 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chRequestOther2.6.2-1739Re: Option to require new user registration to subscribe to ALL logbooks

Steve Jones wrote:
Stefan, any chance of having an option that eliminates the ability of new users to pick the logbooks they can register with? I would like to limit this to the "admin" user to pick per individual.


The logbook list new users can register with is exactly the list the users have access to. So if you omit a logbook there, they can later just go to that logbook, hit config, and add themselves. If you want to prevent a user from getting notifications from a logbook, prevent user access to that logbook, like a new top group.


Steve Jones wrote:
Also, any thoughts to adding a management panel that will the admin user to make global changes to the password file? I do this by bringing it into a text editor and making changes, but it would be nice to do it from the application.


Not at the moment. It would take days of work which I don't have right now. Much more than what it takes you editing the password file in an editor Wink
  2066   Thu Nov 9 23:37:37 2006 Reply Steve Jonessteve.jones@freescale.comRequestOther2.6.2-1739Re: Option to require new user registration to subscribe to ALL logbooks

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Steve Jones wrote:
Stefan, any chance of having an option that eliminates the ability of new users to pick the logbooks they can register with? I would like to limit this to the "admin" user to pick per individual.


The logbook list new users can register with is exactly the list the users have access to. So if you omit a logbook there, they can later just go to that logbook, hit config, and add themselves. If you want to prevent a user from getting notifications from a logbook, prevent user access to that logbook, like a new top group.


Steve Jones wrote:
Also, any thoughts to adding a management panel that will the admin user to make global changes to the password file? I do this by bringing it into a text editor and making changes, but it would be nice to do it from the application.


Not at the moment. It would take days of work which I don't have right now. Much more than what it takes you editing the password file in an editor Wink



Quote:

Hmm, by default all users have access to all logs. What I have setup is an announcement logbook and I would simply like to send to all registered users the email when announcements happen. My thought was to simply not allow people to pick which logbooks to "register" with and default to the Announcements logbook. I went ahead and hacked the password file and simply set all accounts to subscribe to all logbooks Big grin
  2171   Tue Mar 20 13:45:20 2007 Question Ben Shepherdbjs54'at'dl'dot'ac'dot'ukQuestionLinux2.6.2-1739Private logbook - no guest access?
Hi,

I want to set up a logbook which you have to be logged in to be able to read entries. I've already got three logbooks which can be viewed by anyone but only logged-in users can modify them. For the fourth one, I want to have a private logbook which can't be read by 'guest' users. Is this possible?

cheers

ben
  2172   Tue Mar 20 13:48:50 2007 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionLinux2.6.2-1739Re: Private logbook - no guest access?

Ben Shepherd wrote:
I want to set up a logbook which you have to be logged in to be able to read entries. I've already got three logbooks which can be viewed by anyone but only logged-in users can modify them. For the fourth one, I want to have a private logbook which can't be read by 'guest' users. Is this possible?


Per default, logbooks can only be read by logged in users if you use "password file = xxx". It is however possible to make these logbooks readable by 'guest' users if you use "Guest menu commands = xxx" and "Guest list menu commands = xxx". So just remove these two options from your fourth logbook and you get what you want.
  2173   Tue Mar 20 14:42:05 2007 Reply Ben Shepherdbjs54@dl.ac.ukQuestionLinux2.6.2-1739Re: Private logbook - no guest access?

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Ben Shepherd wrote:
I want to set up a logbook which you have to be logged in to be able to read entries. I've already got three logbooks which can be viewed by anyone but only logged-in users can modify them. For the fourth one, I want to have a private logbook which can't be read by 'guest' users. Is this possible?


Per default, logbooks can only be read by logged in users if you use "password file = xxx". It is however possible to make these logbooks readable by 'guest' users if you use "Guest menu commands = xxx" and "Guest list menu commands = xxx". So just remove these two options from your fourth logbook and you get what you want.


Thanks! I actually saw that in the config documentation, but I had assumed that it didn't work. Turns out I'd left those two options in my [global] section as well. Oops!
  2178   Wed Mar 28 21:00:17 2007 Warning Steve Jonessteve.jones@freescale.comBug reportAll | Other2.6.2-1739"Guest menu commands" not changing the menu line
I tried adding the lines below to my Global section, and while Guest access is turned on the menu line does not change. I tried searching SVN change logs for a comment regarding any 'guest' bugs but found nothing. Was this a problem at some point and fixed? I noticed that the Midas site is running 2.6.4-1814 and the guest menus work! Am I doing something wrong or was this a problem in the past?

Thanks!

Guest menu commands = List, Find, Login, Help
Guest List Menu commands = List, Find, Login, Help
  2179   Thu Mar 29 23:03:26 2007 Reply Steve Jonessteve.jones@freescale.comBug reportAll | Other2.6.2-1739Re: "Guest menu commands" not changing the menu line

Steve Jones wrote:
I tried adding the lines below to my Global section, and while Guest access is turned on the menu line does not change. I tried searching SVN change logs for a comment regarding any 'guest' bugs but found nothing. Was this a problem at some point and fixed? I noticed that the Midas site is running 2.6.4-1814 and the guest menus work! Am I doing something wrong or was this a problem in the past?

Thanks!

Guest menu commands = List, Find, Login, Help
Guest List Menu commands = List, Find, Login, Help



Quote:

Ok, well, I built version 2.6.4-1795 and I have the same issue -- Guest menus do not show up when added to my configuration.

Suggestions on where to look? Start from scratch?
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