[Dukie]

We have Many Admins and I would like to know if the sub forums can be set up so only certain admin members can access it?

The admins are all in one group, so I would like to have access per member basis.

Is this posible?

Thanks

[feline]

The Membergroup for this members must have the permission Administrate forum and database.
If you don't can accept that, you must chnage the Subforums code itself ...

[Dukie]

The Membergroup for this members must have the permission Administrate forum and database.
If you don't can accept that, you must chnage the Subforums code itself ...

Hi Feline..

Understood.

Could you point me in the right direction to make such a change?

[feline]

Well .. that is not simple.
At first you have to add (manually) a new permission (like admin_subforums) to the SMF permission structure.
Then you must change the login permissions in the file Subforums.php on two points:
here:

Code: [Select]

// main forum only for admins ?
elseif(empty($maintenance) && empty($modSettings['subforums'][$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']]) && !empty($modSettings['subforums_adminonly']) && !allowedTo('admin_forum'))
Subforums_Login(true);

and here:

Code: [Select]

// get permissions for the group(s)
$perms = 0;
$request = $smcFunc['db_query']('', '
SELECT count(permission)
FROM {db_prefix}permissions
WHERE id_group IN ({array_int:group}) AND permission = {string:perm} AND add_deny = 1',
array(
'group' => $groups,
'perm' => 'admin_forum'
)
);
list($perms) = $smcFunc['db_fetch_row']($request);
$smcFunc['db_free_result']($request);

I have currently not the time to clarify that more, but I think that helps ...

[Dukie]

Well .. that is not simple.
At first you have to add (manually) a new permission (like admin_subforums) to the SMF permission structure.
Then you must change the login permissions in the file Subforums.php on two points:
here:

Code: [Select]

// main forum only for admins ?
elseif(empty($maintenance) && empty($modSettings['subforums'][$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']]) && !empty($modSettings['subforums_adminonly']) && !allowedTo('admin_forum'))
Subforums_Login(true);

and here:

Code: [Select]

// get permissions for the group(s)
$perms = 0;
$request = $smcFunc['db_query']('', '
SELECT count(permission)
FROM {db_prefix}permissions
WHERE id_group IN ({array_int:group}) AND permission = {string:perm} AND add_deny = 1',
array(
'group' => $groups,
'perm' => 'admin_forum'
)
);
list($perms) = $smcFunc['db_fetch_row']($request);
$smcFunc['db_free_result']($request);

I have currently not the time to clarify that more, but I think that helps ...

Thank you Feline.. It gives me a start. I will report back with a mod if I proceed.

Thanks