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Bug 769 - OutputPage::permissionRequired() should suggest groups with the needed permission
OutputPage::permissionRequired() should suggest groups with the needed permis...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: MediaWiki
Classification: Unclassified
Interface (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Normal enhancement with 2 votes (vote)
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Assigned To: Rotem Liss
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Depends on:
Blocks: 767 2422
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Reported: 2004-10-24 02:19 UTC by Antoine "hashar" Musso (WMF)
Modified: 2006-08-08 18:09 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Show all groups, not just one (3.49 KB, patch)
2006-08-08 17:28 UTC, Aryeh Gregor (not reading bugmail, please e-mail directly) 		Details
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Description Antoine "hashar" Musso (WMF) 2004-10-24 02:19:21 UTC 
$wgOut->sysopRequired(); need to be rewrote/replaced to show a message saying
that the user is lacking "soandso" right.
Comment 1 Brion Vibber 2005-11-29 09:52:58 UTC 
There is $wgOut->permissionRequired() now, though it's not always used.

However the permissions are internal to the code and configuration; they are not 
otherwise exposed to users. Knowing which permission is required doesn't necessarily 
help know what user groups would provide it. It might be enhanced to display this...
Comment 2 Rotem Liss 2006-08-08 16:35:57 UTC 
Added in r15994. Now, the function scans $wgGroupPermissions, finds the group
which has the permission, and shows it. The permissions themselves are hidden.
Comment 3 Aryeh Gregor (not reading bugmail, please e-mail directly) 2006-08-08 17:28:15 UTC 
Created attachment 2205 [details]
Show all groups, not just one

Why not show all groups instead of just the first encountered?	(Patch tested
on local install, appears not to explode.)
Comment 4 Rotem Liss 2006-08-08 18:09:26 UTC 
Applied the patch to r15997.
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