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author | mozilla%colinogilvie.co.uk <> | 2008-01-20 00:24:36 +0100 |
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committer | mozilla%colinogilvie.co.uk <> | 2008-01-20 00:24:36 +0100 |
commit | 1726ea22f23a446cc779a289804ecbe9e45b9043 (patch) | |
tree | 9143e6fd80f885509cc5c165e4ceae92e3550f92 /docs/xml/using.xml | |
parent | 77ae33512f083ed0ad153eb84f0ff1b216824c4f (diff) | |
download | bugzilla-1726ea22f23a446cc779a289804ecbe9e45b9043.tar.gz bugzilla-1726ea22f23a446cc779a289804ecbe9e45b9043.tar.xz |
Bug 310400: Explain (Document) how permissions are handled on Bugzilla
Patch by Sam Folk-Williams <sam.folkwilliams@gmail.com>; r=me
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/xml/using.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | docs/xml/using.xml | 179 |
1 files changed, 175 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/xml/using.xml b/docs/xml/using.xml index 7d32d0d83..1a49840f2 100644 --- a/docs/xml/using.xml +++ b/docs/xml/using.xml @@ -1300,10 +1300,181 @@ <section id="permissionsettings"> <title>Permissions</title> - <para>This is a purely informative page which outlines your current - permissions on this installation of Bugzilla - what product groups you - are in, and whether you can edit bugs or perform various administration - functions.</para> + <para> + This is a purely informative page which outlines your current + permissions on this installation of Bugzilla. + </para> + + <para> + A complete list of permissions is below. Only users with + <emphasis>editusers</emphasis> privileges can change the permissions + of other users. + </para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term> + admin + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user is an Administrator. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + bz_canusewhineatothers + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can configure whine reports for other users. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + bz_canusewhines + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can configure whine reports for self. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + bz_canusewhines + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can configure whine reports for self. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + bz_sudoers + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can perform actions as other users. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + bz_sudo_protect + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can not be impersonated by other users. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + canconfirm + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can confirm a bug or mark it a duplicate. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + creategroups + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can create and destroy groups. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + editbugs + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can edit all bug fields. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + editclassifications + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can create, destroy, and edit classifications. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + editcomponents + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can create, destroy, and edit components. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + editkeywords + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can create, destroy, and edit keywords. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + editusers + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can edit or disable users. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + tweakparams + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Indicates user can change Parameters. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + <note> + <para> + For more information on how permissions work in Bugzilla (i.e. who can + change what), see <xref linkend="cust-change-permissions"/>. + </para> + </note> + </section> </section> |