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v3 v4 1 = Trac Permissions =1 = Trac Permissions 2 2 [[TracGuideToc]] 3 3 4 4 Trac uses a simple, case sensitive, permission system to control what users can and can't access. 5 5 6 Permission privileges are managed using the [TracAdmin trac-admin] tool or (new in version 0.11)the ''General / Permissions'' panel in the ''Admin'' tab of the web interface.6 Permission privileges are managed using the [TracAdmin trac-admin] tool or the ''General / Permissions'' panel in the ''Admin'' tab of the web interface. 7 7 8 8 In addition to the default permission policy described in this page, it is possible to activate additional permission policies by enabling plugins and listing them in the `[trac] permission_policies` configuration entry in the TracIni. See TracFineGrainedPermissions for more details. … … 11 11 In addition to these privileges, users can be granted additional individual rights in effect when authenticated and logged into the system. All logged in users belong to the virtual group "authenticated", which inherits permissions from "anonymous". 12 12 13 == Graphical Admin Tab == 14 ''This feature is new in version 0.11.'' 15 16 To access this tab, a user must have `TRAC_ADMIN privileges`. This can be performed as follows (more on the trac-admin script below): 13 == Graphical Admin Tab 14 15 To access this tab, a user must have one of the following permissions: `TRAC_ADMIN`, `PERMISSION_ADMIN`, `PERMISSION_GRANT`, `PERMISSION_REVOKE`. The permissions can be granted using the `trac-admin` command (more on `trac-admin` below): 17 16 {{{ 18 17 $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add bob TRAC_ADMIN 19 18 }}} 20 19 21 Then, the user `bob` will be able to see the Admin tab, and can then access the permissions menu. This menu will allow you to perform all the following actions, but from the browser without requiring root access to the server (just the correct permissions for your user account). 20 Then, the user `bob` will be able to see the Admin tab, and can then access the permissions menu. This menu will allow you to perform all the following actions, but from the browser without requiring root access to the server (just the correct permissions for your user account). '''Use at least one lowercase character in user names, as all-uppercase names are reserved for permissions.''' 22 21 23 22 1. [[Image(htdocs:../common/guide/admin.png)]] … … 27 26 An easy way to quickly secure a new Trac install is to run the above command on the anonymous user, install the [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/AccountManagerPlugin AccountManagerPlugin], create a new admin account graphically and then remove the TRAC_ADMIN permission from the anonymous user. 28 27 29 == Available Privileges == 28 From the graphical admin tab, users with `PERMISSION_GRANT` will only be allowed to grant permissions that they possess, and users with `PERMISSION_REVOKE` will only be allowed to revoke permissions that they possess. For example, a user cannot grant `MILESTONE_ADMIN` unless they have `PERMISSION_GRANT` and `MILESTONE_ADMIN`, and they cannot revoke `MILESTONE_ADMIN` unless they have `PERMISSION_REVOKE` and `MILESTONE_ADMIN`. `PERMISSION_ADMIN` just grants the user both `PERMISSION_GRANT` and `PERMISSION_REVOKE`, and users with `TRAC_ADMIN` can grant or revoke any permission. 29 30 == Available Privileges 30 31 31 32 To enable all privileges for a user, use the `TRAC_ADMIN` permission. Having `TRAC_ADMIN` is like being `root` on a *NIX system: it will allow you to perform any operation. … … 33 34 Otherwise, individual privileges can be assigned to users for the various different functional areas of Trac ('''note that the privilege names are case-sensitive'''): 34 35 35 === Repository Browser ===36 === Repository Browser 36 37 37 38 || `BROWSER_VIEW` || View directory listings in the [wiki:TracBrowser repository browser] || … … 40 41 || `CHANGESET_VIEW` || View [wiki:TracChangeset repository check-ins] || 41 42 42 === Ticket System ===43 === Ticket System 43 44 44 45 || `TICKET_VIEW` || View existing [wiki:TracTickets tickets] and perform [wiki:TracQuery ticket queries] || … … 49 50 || `TICKET_EDIT_CC` || Full modify cc field || 50 51 || `TICKET_EDIT_DESCRIPTION` || Modify description field || 51 || `TICKET_EDIT_COMMENT` || Modify comments || 52 || `TICKET_ADMIN` || All `TICKET_*` permissions, plus the deletion of ticket attachments and modification of the reporter and description fields. It also allows managing ticket properties in the WebAdmin panel. || 52 || `TICKET_EDIT_COMMENT` || Modify another user's comments. Any user can modify their own comments by default. || 53 || `TICKET_BATCH_MODIFY` || [wiki:TracBatchModify Batch modify] tickets || 54 || `TICKET_ADMIN` || All `TICKET_*` permissions, deletion of ticket attachments and modification of the reporter field, which grants ability to create a ticket on behalf of another user (it will appear that another user created the ticket). It also allows managing ticket properties through the web administration module. || 53 55 54 56 Attention: the "view tickets" button appears with the `REPORT_VIEW` permission. 55 57 56 === Roadmap ===58 === Roadmap 57 59 58 60 || `MILESTONE_VIEW` || View milestones and assign tickets to milestones. || … … 64 66 || `ROADMAP_ADMIN` || to be removed with [trac:#3022 #3022], replaced by MILESTONE_ADMIN || 65 67 66 === Reports ===68 === Reports 67 69 68 70 || `REPORT_VIEW` || View [wiki:TracReports reports], i.e. the "view tickets" link. || … … 73 75 || `REPORT_ADMIN` || All `REPORT_*` permissions || 74 76 75 === Wiki System ===77 === Wiki System 76 78 77 79 || `WIKI_VIEW` || View existing [wiki:TracWiki wiki] pages || … … 82 84 || `WIKI_ADMIN` || All `WIKI_*` permissions, plus the management of ''readonly'' pages. || 83 85 84 === Permissions ===86 === Permissions 85 87 86 88 || `PERMISSION_GRANT` || add/grant a permission || … … 88 90 || `PERMISSION_ADMIN` || All `PERMISSION_*` permissions || 89 91 90 === Others ===92 === Others 91 93 92 94 || `TIMELINE_VIEW` || View the [wiki:TracTimeline timeline] page || 93 95 || `SEARCH_VIEW` || View and execute [wiki:TracSearch search] queries || 94 96 || `CONFIG_VIEW` || Enables additional pages on ''About Trac'' that show the current configuration or the list of installed plugins || 95 || `EMAIL_VIEW` || Shows email addresses even if [ trac:wiki:0.11/TracIni trac show_email_addresses configuration option is false]||96 97 == Creating New Privileges ==98 99 To create custom permissions, for example to be used in a custom workflow, enable the optional `tracopt.perm.config_perm_provider.ExtraPermissionsProvider` component in the "Plugins" admin panel, and add the desired permissions to the `[extra-permissions]` section in your [wiki:TracIni#extra-permissions-section trac.ini]. For more information, please refer to the documentation of the component in the admin panel.100 101 == Granting Privileges ==97 || `EMAIL_VIEW` || Shows email addresses even if [wiki:TracIni#trac-section trac show_email_addresses] configuration option is false || 98 99 == Creating New Privileges 100 101 To create custom permissions, for example to be used in a custom workflow, enable the optional [trac:ExtraPermissionsProvider tracopt.perm.config_perm_provider.ExtraPermissionsProvider] component in the "Plugins" admin panel, and add the desired permissions to the `[extra-permissions]` section in your [wiki:TracIni#extra-permissions-section trac.ini]. For more information, please refer to the documentation on the [wiki:TracIni#extra-permissions-section TracIni] page after enabling the component. 102 103 == Granting Privileges 102 104 103 105 You grant privileges to users using [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin]. The current set of privileges can be listed with the following command: … … 121 123 }}} 122 124 123 == Permission Groups ==125 == Permission Groups 124 126 125 127 There are two built-in groups, "authenticated" and "anonymous". … … 143 145 Group membership can be checked by doing a {{{permission list}}} with no further arguments; the resulting output will include group memberships. '''Use at least one lowercase character in group names, as all-uppercase names are reserved for permissions'''. 144 146 145 == Adding a New Group and Permissions ==147 == Adding a New Group and Permissions 146 148 Permission groups can be created by assigning a user to a group you wish to create, then assign permissions to that group. 147 149 … … 153 155 }}} 154 156 155 == Removing Permissions ==157 == Removing Permissions 156 158 157 159 Permissions can be removed using the 'remove' command. For example: … … 174 176 }}} 175 177 176 == Default Permissions ==178 == Default Permissions 177 179 178 180 By default on a new Trac installation, the `anonymous` user will have ''view'' access to everything in Trac, but will not be able to create or modify anything.
