Putting this kind of information into the "error page" that a logged in
user gets would be helpful....
Here is what users see today:
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Forbidden
*Sorry, but you are not allowed to do that.*
Usually we block access to something because you do not have the correct
privileges (/e.g./, read, edit, comment) for the page you are looking
for. In this particular case, it is likely that you are not listed in
the page’s access control list or that your privileges aren’t high
enough (you want to edit, but ACL only allows ‘read’).
It is also possible that JSPWiki cannot find its security policy, or
that the policy is not configured correctly. Either of these cases would
cause JSPWiki to block access, too.
Better luck next time.
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How a user missed the warning on the registration page is beyond me...
It is pretty big and bold.... But I am sure folks will. I also bet that
there are folks that have registered as a wiki user before this policy
was instituted that have been scratching their heads about why they
aren't allowed to edit pages anymore.
We may want to add the information about asking for write permission to
this FAQ entry, too:
http://wiki.glassfish.java.net/Wiki.jsp?page=FaqWikiEdit
BTW: I created a blog entry with the error page and a bunch of
variations on the keywords that folks might enter into google to find a
resolution to this.
http://blogs.sun.com/vkraemer/entry/cannot_edit_entries_on_the
vbk
Jamey Wood wrote:
> Hi Vince,
>
> A while back, we changed the Wiki so that new users have to request
> write access after registering. It's not something we wanted to do,
> but nothing else had been effective in eliminating the wiki spam we
> were getting.
>
> So if the user you're mentioning hasn't already done so, they'll need
> to send a message to wiki_at_glassfish.dev.java.net requesting write
> access for their wiki account.
>
> --Jamey
>
> vince kraemer wrote:
>> I have written a page on wiki.glassfish.org.
>>
>> I have found out that another user cannot edit the page... but the
>> stuff that they need to edit is pretty important new content... that
>> needs to go on this page.
>>
>> They are able to log-in... but they cannot edit... Is there some
>> special magic that has to happen to allow them to edit?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> vbk
>>
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