[opencms-dev] OpenCms Not at all User Friendly

[Raj Malhotra]

Thanks Georgi.I will post further if i face difficulty

regards
Raj

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Georgi Naplatanov <gosho at oles.biz> wrote:

> Hello, Raj,
>
> 1. You should to do the following :
>        - create site module
>        - create directory under /site/ directory
>        - do not forget to assign needed resources to this module later
>        - define the site in the WEB-INF/config/opencms-system.xml and
> restart
> OpenCms
>
> 2.-4.
> You are right, access control became more complex since OpenCms 7.0.2.
>
> Best regards
> Georgi
>
> Raj Malhotra wrote:
> > Hi Georgi
> > It may sound silly to you as you may be one of the experts in
> OpenCms.But i
> > have just started working in OPenCms .I am working on a OpenCms
> application
> > which uses 6.2.3 version I have to migrate it to 7.0.4 version.
> > I will say that there is no true sequence to create a project.I will
> post
> > few questions which came to my mind
> > 1.I want to create a website so should i start with creating project in
> > opencms or first should create folder structure.?
> >
> > 2.what to create first group or users. what i am doing after trying
> random
> > way is that first i am creating folder structure then i will create
> group
> > then user  assign user to group and finally will create project .This is
> my
> > suggestion that everything should be in wizard manner once you click on
> > create project ,you should be provided with options one by one and at
> the
> > end your project should be complete.ex like microsoft products.
> >
> > 3.I am totally confused with the users.groups and roles .How we are
> > assinging permission is not at all clear .Present way is not friendly
> .when
> > you create user you just assign group but i just cannot see where how
> > permmissions are assign or  how permission system is going to work.
> >
> > 4. once you create everything and righclick on the resource say  a jsp.
> And
> > you select permissions .you see userr permmissions,permssion inherited
> from
> > parent folders and resource permission.The following doubts are in mind
> > regarding this.
> >
> >  a.user permission means if  i  login as Admin then   'user permission'
> on
> > resource means that admin has these permission on the jsp.
> >
> >
> >  b.looking at 'permissions inherited from parent folder' there  you have
> > Adminstrators ,Users,ProjectManagers group.I think that if login user is
> > Administrator then his available permsions are shown in Administrators
> > groups,If login user belongs to 'ProjectManagers' group then
> ProjectManager
> > group is showing his permission.
> >
> > but then b is contradicting a.
> >
> > c.finally resouce permission also there .so if all these is shown in the
> UI
> > what is the actual permissions fo login users how its determined if user
> > belongs to two groups.
> >
> > I read something about 'Role based Acess Control' and heard lots of
> praise
> > for such system.I am not sure but if it makes OpenCms simpler then it
> should
> > be implemented.
> >
> > I have looked this much only in OpenCms and i found permssion assingment
> > very complex.I have already posted many posts in last few days but didnt
> get
> > single answer.
> >
> >
> > regards
> > Raj
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Georgi Naplatanov <gosho at oles.biz>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello, Raj
> >>
> >> can You explain, or give some examples for non user friendly behaviour
> >> of opencms ?
> >>
> >> Raj Malhotra wrote:
> >>> Hi
> >>> I am beginner in opencms.I think it is not at all user friendly
> >> application
> >>> . If you take example of  windows and linux .its more complex like
> >> linux.A
> >>> new person cant understand it easily.I wish it should be as easy as
> >>> windows.May be opencms community should work on making it more user
> >>> friendly.
> >>> thanks
> >>> Raj
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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