Index: sites/all/modules/user_guide/source/en/user-permissions.txt IDEA additional info: Subsystem: com.intellij.openapi.diff.impl.patch.CharsetEP <+>UTF-8 =================================================================== --- sites/all/modules/user_guide/source/en/user-permissions.txt (revision 96ff5d7294d18eb59c4ea4a8650ef7829adaf759) +++ sites/all/modules/user_guide/source/en/user-permissions.txt (revision ) @@ -1,110 +1,54 @@ -// This template is for a topic that covers how to perform a task. -// -// To use this template: -// - Copy it to your source directory with a new name, in noun-verbing.txt -// format, such as "block-creating.txt". -// - Follow the instructions that are contained in lines starting with // -// throughout this file. -// - Replace placeholder text with your content. You may need to remove -// sections that do not apply. -// - Before you submit your topic, remove all the lines in the file that -// start with // -- these are comments that do not belong in the topic. Also -// remove any blank lines that are before the ID line. - -// This next line is an ID, which should be left alone. [[user-permissions.txt]] -// The topic title goes on this line. Use "Title Case" for topic titles. -=== Verbing a Noun -// - Replace the text in (((Nouns,verbing))) with an appropriate index entry, -// such as (((Blocks,creating))). You can add additional index entries if -// appropriate. -// - Also remove the // before the ((( so that this becomes an index entry -// and not a comment. -//(((Nouns,verbing))) +=== Changing the permissions for a role +(((Permissions,changing, granting permissions, denying permissions))) ==== Goal -// Describe the goal of this task here. +Permissions define which actions a user can perform on the website. Examples +of such actions are: viewing content, editing or creating a particular type +of content, administering settings for a particular module or using search. +Rather than assigning individual permissions to each user, permissions are +assigned to roles and roles are assigned to users. By changing the +permissions for a role you can grant or deny users the right to perform +particular actions on the website. - - -Remove this placeholder text. - - ==== Prerequisite knowledge -// This section should mostly link to topic and concept tasks within -// the guide that someone would need to understand before trying this task. -// Some of the entries could be background knowledge that is needed that is -// not covered in the guide. -// -// Some ideas (remove the // to make these not comments): -//* <> -//* <> -//* How to upload files from your local server to your web server. +* <> +* <> +* <> - -Remove this placeholder text. - - - ==== Site prerequisites -// The items below are an example of what might go here for a task where -// a "most recent image" view is created. They describe things that must be -// present on the site (configuration, content, etc.) in order to perform -// this task. -// -// Some ideas (remove the // to make these not comments): -//* A content type is defined with an Image field. See <>. -//* At least one published content item of this type exists. See -// <>. +* At least one role exists + <>. - - -Remove this placeholder text. - - ==== Steps -// This is where you describe the actual steps needed to perform this task. +. Select the Roles tab on the People page (admin/people/roles). You will see a + list of all the roles that exist on the website. -. Text of step one goes here. The subsequent lines of this step need - to be indented by two spaces. +. From the drop button choose "Edit permissions" for the role whose + permissions you would like to change. The permissions page will show all the + available actions for the website such as, for example, "post comments" or + "Use advanced search". The available permissions depend on the modules that + are enabled in the site. - And it could be a couple of paragraphs. +. Select the permissions that you wish to grant to a particular role and + uncheck the permissions that you wish to deny to a particular role. -[start=2] -. Text of step two goes here. If you preview the output and the numbering is - wrong, you can use this start=(number) line to set the numbering correctly. +. Click "Save permissions" in the bottom of the page to save the changes. -. Text of step 3. - - ==== Follow-on tasks -// In this section, you can make cross-references to other task topics in this -// book that are related. You can also make suggestions for tasks that someone -// who just learned this task might be able to do that are not in the book -- -// try to think of tasks that would help someone solidify and broaden their -// skills and knowledge. -// -// Some ideas (remove the // to make these not comments): -//* <> -//* Brief description of another task not in the book. +* <> +You can grant or deny users the right to perform particular actions by +assigning roles to, or removing roles from users. -Remove this placeholder text. - - - ==== Additional resources -// In this section, make a list of outside references: videos, Drupal.org -// documentation, etc. - - -Remove this placeholder text. - +* https://www.drupal.org/node/627158[drupal.org community documentation on +Managing Users]