[Zope] Security Question (moving folders, manage_changeProperties)

Patrick Phalen zope@teleo.net
Wed, 29 Mar 2000 22:27:42 -0800


[Scheidt, Tom E, on Wed, 29 Mar 2000]
:: Ive created a Product on my site that clones a file, then changes its
:: properties and places the new file into whatever folder Im accessing
:: that Product from. It was working fine until I moved a bunch of
:: folders. Basically, In the root folder I had a folder called website,
:: then within that, folders called topstories, sports, weather etc. I
:: copied the topstories, sports, weather folders to the root directory and
:: then deleted the website folder. Now when I go into the sports folder,
:: for instance and try to use the Product I made, I get a message saying
:: "you are not authorized to access manage_changeProperties". I am
:: listed as a Manager of the site though, and seem to have full
:: permission to do anything. 


Sorry, can't help you, but perhaps here's a clue? Here's something
Michel Pelletier posted back in July:

> Someone reported the bug that 'manage_changeProperties' was not
> protected by the security mechanisms.  This is now fixed.  I couldn't
> find the report on the list or in the Collector, so I'm just generally
> announcing that it now works.

> Michel

I wonder if the fact that manage_changeProperties was a latecomer to
security makes it different in other ways.