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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/en/xml/customization.xml | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/en/xml/using.xml | 179 |
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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/customization.xml b/docs/en/xml/customization.xml index 90d2d6208..bb89cb12b 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/customization.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/customization.xml @@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ versions, and you upgrade. </para> </warning> - + <para> Companies often have rules about which employees, or classes of employees, are allowed to change certain things in the bug system. For example, @@ -697,6 +697,16 @@ designed to make it easy for you to write your own custom rules to define who is allowed to make what sorts of value transition. </para> + + <para> + By default, assignees, QA owners and users + with <emphasis>editbugs</emphasis> privileges can edit all fields of bugs, + except group restrictions (unless they are members of the groups they + are trying to change). Bug reporters also have the ability to edit some + fields, but in a more restrictive manner. Other users, without + <emphasis>editbugs</emphasis> privileges, can not edit + bugs, except to comment and add themselves to the CC list. + </para> <para> For maximum flexibility, customizing this means editing Bugzilla's Perl diff --git a/docs/en/xml/using.xml b/docs/en/xml/using.xml index 7d32d0d83..1a49840f2 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/using.xml +++ b/docs/en/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> |