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  • Phil 54 posts 139 karma points
    Mar 26, 2015 @ 15:24
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    User type permissions - user can still edit existing content with update permission disabled

    Hi all,

    I am having a few problems with user type permissions.

    I have two user types:

    • Administrator - Full permissions

    • Writer - Only has Browse Node, Create and Publish permissions

    If a user is an administrator, I want them to be able to go into existing content items, update them and publish the changes.

    However, is a user is a Writer, I only want them to be able to create new content, and then publish it. With the current settings, a Writer is able to open an existing content item, make changes and publish them. Should the missing Update permission not stop this from happening?

    Many thanks.

  • Jan Skovgaard 11280 posts 23678 karma points MVP 11x admin c-trib
    Mar 26, 2015 @ 15:47
    Jan Skovgaard
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    Hi Phil

    Can you share a screendump of your settings for the writer? I think it's easier to figure out what might be wrong by having a look and avoid misunderstandings that way.

    /Jan

  • Phil 54 posts 139 karma points
    Mar 26, 2015 @ 16:28
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    Jan,

    Screenshot below:

    Writer Permissions

    Cheers, Phil

  • Jan Skovgaard 11280 posts 23678 karma points MVP 11x admin c-trib
    Mar 26, 2015 @ 16:40
    Jan Skovgaard
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    Hi Phil

    Thanks for the screendump - I can't remember exactly what update does that publish does not allow...but I'm thinking that you should perhaps try enabling "update" and then "disabling" publish in order to achieve what you need if I understand correctly.

    /Jan

  • Phil 54 posts 139 karma points
    Mar 26, 2015 @ 16:46
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    Jan,

    Thanks for your reply - with Update enabled and Publish disabled, the writer is still able to edit existing content and Save it (not publish), and create new content and save it (but not publish)

    I was hoping that I would be able to stop a Writer from making any changes to existing published content, but they would still be allowed to create and publish new content.

    Do you know if that is possible?

    Cheers, Phil

  • Jan Skovgaard 11280 posts 23678 karma points MVP 11x admin c-trib
    Mar 26, 2015 @ 16:52
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    Hi Phil

    Aaah ok...But I don't think that it's possible to achieve since publish will allow for all content to be published unfortunately.

    /Jan

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