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Support => cpg1.5.x Support => cpg1.5 permissions => Topic started by: joombler on March 19, 2013, 09:43:53 pm
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Completely lost it here.
I created an album in a category as administrator.
Now I just want to be this album accessible for _everyone_ (guests and anonymous included), they only have to know a password to open that album. So no user login first - just access an album as an unregistered guest - with only access if you know the password.
Can someone tell me how I can do this? This topic comes up frequently but uptill now I didn't read the solution.
Thanks,
Joombler
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http://documentation.coppermine-gallery.net/en/albums.htm#album_prop_controls_password_protect
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Thanks, I have seen that one, but I really cannot find out how anonymous can enter with only providing the password ('me only'), as it looks like 'me only' is additional to the user and password I logged in with setting this parameter?
BR,
Joombler
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Please read the docs, that's expected behavior and exactly how it is supposed to work. That's also exactly the same what we tell users in the other threads.
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If this causes more often confusion, would it be an idea to change the docs in a way that we can pickup this more quickly instead of creating threads in which we are referred to these docs (understanding your user group)?
Just thinking with you,
Joombler
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IMHO the big yellow box stating
When setting an album password, the permission dropdown field "Album can be viewed by" will be switched automatically to "me only" - this is expected behaviour.
is unambiguously. The actual problem is that most people don't read the docs. How should that message be changed in your opinion?
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The issue is that it may work if you are logged in with a user and password, but want that _any_ visitor can have a look at any photo album that has a password protection (to me only) without being logged in with a password. With older versions of Coppermine this worked, only with this version it doesn't.
confused,
Joombler.
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It also works with cpg1.5.x. Please post a link to your gallery.
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https://www.cloudzeeland.nl/alb1522/
I am somewhat thinking the setting should be logically like this (see attachement).
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I won't discuss or explain again how that feature is supposed to work. It's explained in the docs and also in several threads in our board.
As I don't see any album, I assume you haven't enabled the following config option: http://documentation.coppermine-gallery.net/en/configuration.htm#admin_picture_thumb_advanced_private_icon_show
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The display of the album thumbnail did it, thanks.
BR, Jmblr
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Marking thread accordingly. Next time, please to that yourself:
you can tag your answer as "solved" by clicking on the "Topic Solved" button on the bar at the left hand side at the bottom of your thread.
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I will, thanks.
/Jmblr