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README.txt for Forum Access 6.x-1.x



>>>> Please feel free to suggest improvements and additions to this file! <<<<




Overview
--------

Forum Access changes your forum administration pages to let you apply
role-based permissions to each forum, and to give each forum individual
moderators.

Moderators automatically get all privileges on all posts in that forum,
including edit and delete.




Requirements
------------

Forum Access requires the current version of the ACL module at
http://drupal.org/project/acl




Acknowledgements
----------------

Originally written for Drupal 5 and maintained by merlinofchaos.
Ported to Drupal 6 and 7 and maintained by salvis.




Upgrading from Drupal 5
-----------------------

Update to the latest D5 release, then upgrade as outlined in the Drupal 6 docs.

In Drupal 5, comment posting was not restricted by Forum Access; users with
View access (and the post comments permission) were always allowed to post
forum comments. Starting with Drupal 6, posting comments is now restricted
to users with Post access. Turn this option on to revert to the old behavior.
Note: The D5 Legacy Mode is deprecated. It will probably be removed for D8.
It is controlled on Administer|Forums|Settings (admin/content/forum/settings).




Permissions
-----------

Administering Forum Access requires Core's Administer Forums permission.
Detailed explanations of how Forum Access' grants work together with Core's
other permissions are available on the administration pages.




Configuration
-------------

Forum Access does not have its own administration page -- it adds its controls
to Core's forum administration pages at

   Administer | Forums | Add/Edit Forum/Container

   admin/content/forum/edit/forum/1




Troubleshooting
---------------

Step-by-step troubleshooting instructions are provided on the administration
pages.

In case you have additional node access modules enabled, the administration
pages will provide additional information on how to make them work together,
and you should probably follow the troubleshooting instructions to install
DNA and learn about how your combination of node access modules works.




Support/Customizations
----------------------

Support by volunteers is available on

   http://drupal.org/project/issues/forum_access?status=All&version=6.x

Please consider helping others as a way to give something back to the community
that provides Drupal and the contributed modules to you free of charge.


For paid support and customizations of this module or other Drupal work
contact the maintainer through his contact form:

   http://drupal.org/user/82964

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  2. README.txt for Forum Access 6.x-1.x

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  5. 

  6. >>>> Please feel free to suggest improvements and additions to this file! <<<<

  7. 

  8. 

  9. 

  10. 

  11. Overview

  12. --------

  13. 

  14. Forum Access changes your forum administration pages to let you apply

  15. role-based permissions to each forum, and to give each forum individual

  16. moderators.

  17. 

  18. Moderators automatically get all privileges on all posts in that forum,

  19. including edit and delete.

  20. 

  21. 

  22. 

  23. 

  24. Requirements

  25. ------------

  26. 

  27. Forum Access requires the current version of the ACL module at

  28. http://drupal.org/project/acl

  29. 

  30. 

  31. 

  32. 

  33. Acknowledgements

  34. ----------------

  35. 

  36. Originally written for Drupal 5 and maintained by merlinofchaos.

  37. Ported to Drupal 6 and 7 and maintained by salvis.

  38. 

  39. 

  40. 

  41. 

  42. Upgrading from Drupal 5

  43. -----------------------

  44. 

  45. Update to the latest D5 release, then upgrade as outlined in the Drupal 6 docs.

  46. 

  47. In Drupal 5, comment posting was not restricted by Forum Access; users with

  48. View access (and the post comments permission) were always allowed to post

  49. forum comments. Starting with Drupal 6, posting comments is now restricted

  50. to users with Post access. Turn this option on to revert to the old behavior.

  51. Note: The D5 Legacy Mode is deprecated. It will probably be removed for D8.

  52. It is controlled on Administer|Forums|Settings (admin/content/forum/settings).

  53. 

  54. 

  55. 

  56. 

  57. Permissions

  58. -----------

  59. 

  60. Administering Forum Access requires Core's Administer Forums permission.

  61. Detailed explanations of how Forum Access' grants work together with Core's

  62. other permissions are available on the administration pages.

  63. 

  64. 

  65. 

  66. 

  67. Configuration

  68. -------------

  69. 

  70. Forum Access does not have its own administration page -- it adds its controls

  71. to Core's forum administration pages at

  72. 

  73.    Administer | Forums | Add/Edit Forum/Container

  74. 

  75.    admin/content/forum/edit/forum/1

  76. 

  77. 

  78. 

  79. 

  80. Troubleshooting

  81. ---------------

  82. 

  83. Step-by-step troubleshooting instructions are provided on the administration

  84. pages.

  85. 

  86. In case you have additional node access modules enabled, the administration

  87. pages will provide additional information on how to make them work together,

  88. and you should probably follow the troubleshooting instructions to install

  89. DNA and learn about how your combination of node access modules works.

  90. 

  91. 

  92. 

  93. 

  94. Support/Customizations

  95. ----------------------

  96. 

  97. Support by volunteers is available on

  98. 

  99.    http://drupal.org/project/issues/forum_access?status=All&version=6.x

  100. 

  101. Please consider helping others as a way to give something back to the community

  102. that provides Drupal and the contributed modules to you free of charge.

  103. 

  104. 

  105. For paid support and customizations of this module or other Drupal work

  106. contact the maintainer through his contact form:

  107. 

  108.    http://drupal.org/user/82964

  109.