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<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>