[opencms-dev] Adding a custom CmsRole

[Stephan Hartmann]

Hi

I suspect that you have to patch org.opencms.security.CmsRole to add your
role as an additional system role.

Regards,
Stephan

2010/2/8 Robert Spielmann <robert.spielmann at codecentric.de>

> Am 13.01.2010 12:02, schrieb Tobias Knierim:
> > HI there,
> >
> > I was wondering if it's possible to add a new role to OpenCMS and use
> > this role in a customized ToolHandler to set permissions.
> > A search in the mailing list archive gave me  this posting:
> > http://mail.opencms.org/pipermail/opencms-dev/2005q4/020289.html
> >
> > <http://mail.opencms.org/pipermail/opencms-dev/2005q4/020289.html>But
> > where should I create the new CmsRole? It seems that it's not sufficient
> > to create it in the custom ToolHandler.
> >
> > "but what is if no system role (defined in the
> org.opencms.security.CmsRole
> >
> > class) fits your needs 100%?
> > Just create a new role, for instance:
> > -------------
> > public static final CmsRole SAMPLE = new CmsRole("SAMPLE","Sample Group",
> new
> > CmsRole[] {CmsRole.ADMINISTRATOR});
> > -------------
> > Every direct or indirect member of the"Sample Group"  group will have
> this role,
> > and also everybody having the ADMINISTRATOR role."
> >
> > Also, if I understand this correctly every user in the specified group
> > gets the newly created custom role, but
> >
> > public static final CmsRole NEW_ROLE= new CmsRole("NEW_ROLE",
> > CmsRole.ADMINISTRATOR, "customgroup",false);
> >
> > public boolean isVisible(CmsObject cms) {
> >
> > return OpenCms.getRoleManager().hasRole(cms, NEW_ROLE);
> > }
> >
> > returns false. Even if the specified user has the correct group. Any
> ideas?
> >
>
> Hello world,
>
> we are working on this matter again. The posting Tobias mentioned dates
> back to 2005. Is there any kind of more recent input on this matter?
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert Spielmann
> IT Consultant
>
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