Forum OpenACS Q&A: What does the File-Storage permissions?

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1: What does the File-Storage permissions?
Posted by Tim Adler on 07/25/03 01:37 PM
Hi everybody!

I just mounted in a new File-Storage through the sitemap.

First problem I had was that the package called "person" where some functions for FS are taken from is called "ACS_USER" in our system. No prob I changed that.

Now everything works except for the access control. The URL it points to is "/permissions" but there is nothing mounted under that directory. What am I missing to get it work?

Thx for you help, Tim

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2: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Don Baccus on 07/26/03 12:56 AM
Where did you get your copy of file storage?

It sounds like it is out of whack with whatever version of the OpenACS core you're using ...

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3: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Tim Adler on 07/28/03 09:07 AM
I'm one of the Bertelsmann-guys. We're using the you know what core ;)!

There was this file-storage package that I just mounted in the Sitemap. But there is nothing mounted under "/permissions". Do I have to do that manually, or is it normally done by the file-storage somehow.

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4: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Dirk Gomez on 07/28/03 10:36 AM
Tim, if I remember correctly the "the you know what core" file storage doesn't work at all. Frankly I'm astonished that it can be mounted.

Here's what I would do: create a subsite of type library and then create an object type with the attributes filename (type type) and file (type file) - then you have your file-storage.

If you want permissions to point to something useful, look at other modules that have been implemented properly and just change the URL on the adp page.

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5: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Robert Locke on 07/28/03 10:54 AM
FYI, "/permissions/" is never mounted.  It falls under the main acs-subsite which is mounted under "/".

Check out "packages/acs-subsite/www/permissions/*" to see what I mean.

Good luck!

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6: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Tim Adler on 07/28/03 11:38 AM
@dirk: We already have a library object type named "document" which people can add files to. But(t), of course now everybody wants to have something like version control and we saw that the file-storage module was ideal for that.
The file-storage module is working quite well. I only noticed two flaws:
1. The permissions can not be set, as I already pointed out.
2. The context bar has false links when looking at a file, but I was already investigating that manner and I think that was solvable.

@Robert: I see that we have a "Main Site" mounted under "/". Is it possible that this "/permissions" came in in a younger version than ours, or can I still get it to work somehow?

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7: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Tim Adler on 07/28/03 11:39 AM
I've noticed that we have a dir called
/packages/acs-subsite/www/permissions
but there is nothing in there!
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8: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Dirk Gomez on 07/28/03 11:46 AM
Tim, just look into the other files to see how context bar is working - take calendar because it is a very simple package.

As to permissions: I don't remember anymore how we implemented that. You may go to community administration and then there should be a "Manage permissions" link. Try that.

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9: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Robert Locke on 07/28/03 11:50 AM
I'm not familiar with the you-know-what core.  Sounds like something from Harry Potter. =)

All I can say is that all OACS distributions as far back as I can remember have non-empty permissions directories under acs-subsite.  I do not know why yours is empty.  Maybe you can grab the files from the appropriate OACS version in CVS?

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10: Re: What does the File-Storage permissions? (response to 1)
Posted by Tim Adler on 07/28/03 11:56 AM
This is how WE do permissions: There's always a link in every subcomm called "Manage modules" and under that there's a link "permissions" for every module. I don't know any other place to do permission.
The permissions for the have nothing to do with the module-permissions as far as I noticed.

@context-bar: The file-storage context-bar is done in a specific way and I already found the function. It's just some links...I think I can do that.

@Robert: The "You-Know-What"-core is this one here:
https://openacs.org/forums/message-view?message_id=112022
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