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==In LocalSettings.php==
 
==In LocalSettings.php==
  
We have restricted access to read only for all users, and you must have an account to edit
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We have restricted access to read only for all users, and you must have an account to edit. There are four types of account built into mediawiki (other than just user):
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*Bot
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*Administrator
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*Administrator (SMW)
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*Bureaucrat
  
 
==IntraACL==
 
==IntraACL==
  
Our next level of security is based on [[Special:IntraACL | Intra ACL]]. We use'''override''' permissions.
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Our next level of security is based on [[Special:IntraACL | Intra ACL]]. We use '''override''' permissions.
  
 
The main groups are:
 
The main groups are:
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For the most part, we restrict on category as follows:
 
For the most part, we restrict on category as follows:
*[[:Category:Internal]] - Researchers  
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*[[:Category:McNair Projects]] - Researchers (only project pages themselves)
*[[:Category:Admin]] - Researchers
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*[[:Category:Internal]] - Researchers (all internal content, other than project pages and admin pages)
*[[:Category:Affiliates]] - Researchers and Affiliates
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*[[:Category:McNair Admin]] - Researchers (admin pages!)
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*[[:Category:McNair Affiliates]] - Researchers and Affiliates
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[[category:McNair Admin]]
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[[admin_classification::IT Build| ]]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 31 March 2017

In LocalSettings.php

We have restricted access to read only for all users, and you must have an account to edit. There are four types of account built into mediawiki (other than just user):

  • Bot
  • Administrator
  • Administrator (SMW)
  • Bureaucrat

IntraACL

Our next level of security is based on Intra ACL. We use override permissions.

The main groups are:

  • Researchers
  • Affiliates
  • Administrators

Individual affiliates then have their own groups.

For the most part, we restrict on category as follows: