I had hoped that the access level option would control things, but the user I created is happily administering with their access level of "editor". So I'm a bit bemused, but I need to get a handle on it before they do
Removing a user from a user group
Removing a user from a user group
I created a user and allocated them an access level of "editor", but I can't work out how to remove them from the admin or super-editor groups, neither in the user nor the group management menus.
I had hoped that the access level option would control things, but the user I created is happily administering with their access level of "editor". So I'm a bit bemused, but I need to get a handle on it before they do
I had hoped that the access level option would control things, but the user I created is happily administering with their access level of "editor". So I'm a bit bemused, but I need to get a handle on it before they do
Re: Removing a user from a user group
Reading a bit further, it appears the "access level" is only for backward compatibility, which explains why it's not working.
But although I can highlight the user's groups in the Group Membership list, there doesn't seem to be an option to remove them. Nor, in the Group admin section, can I remove a user from a group. When I create a new user, it is automatically populated with membership of all the groups.
I don't doubt I'm missing something obvious, but if anyone could point out what it is, I'd be appreciative!
But although I can highlight the user's groups in the Group Membership list, there doesn't seem to be an option to remove them. Nor, in the Group admin section, can I remove a user from a group. When I create a new user, it is automatically populated with membership of all the groups.
I don't doubt I'm missing something obvious, but if anyone could point out what it is, I'd be appreciative!
Re: Removing a user from a user group
It might also be buggy, I remember the group selection not working at some point. But I though it was fixed?
What exactly happens? If you go to users and then change the groups of said users (say, you click on Editor-in-chief) and then save, then this change does not get applied? Next time you enter the user edit page the group of said user is set to the old selection?
What exactly happens? If you go to users and then change the groups of said users (say, you click on Editor-in-chief) and then save, then this change does not get applied? Next time you enter the user edit page the group of said user is set to the old selection?
Re: Removing a user from a user group
See attached screenshot.
If I save from here, there will be no change. And there is no option to choose, other than the highlight, to suggest what needs to be done. As a broad proposition, highlight means focus and action is nominated elsewhere... It would be possible for highlight to mean select, but even if that were the intention, it's not happening for me.
I'll check if I'm on the current level, I might be back one.
If I save from here, there will be no change. And there is no option to choose, other than the highlight, to suggest what needs to be done. As a broad proposition, highlight means focus and action is nominated elsewhere... It would be possible for highlight to mean select, but even if that were the intention, it's not happening for me.
I'll check if I'm on the current level, I might be back one.
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Re: Removing a user from a user group
The UI for the group membership is a multiselect box from the browser, the blued "Standard Editor" is the current selection. If you now click on "Chief Editor", save, and then go back to that user, it is back to only "Standard Editor" being selected (=blue)? Which serendipity version do you use?
Re: Removing a user from a user group
That's right, nothing actually "selects" from that box & no other selectors appear.
This is Serendipity 2.3.4
I also noticed that the installation fails the integrity test with:
include/tpl/config_local.inc.php corrupt or modified: failed verification
I'll start reading up on the update process (Always makes me nervous)
This is Serendipity 2.3.4
I also noticed that the installation fails the integrity test with:
include/tpl/config_local.inc.php corrupt or modified: failed verification
I'll start reading up on the update process
(Always makes me nervous)Re: Removing a user from a user group
OK, successful upgrade. Vote of thanks to the person/people who wrote the plugin.
Perhaps I'm misreading the interface; it seems very odd to me to have a user having "group membership" in all groups, and "access" to only one group. Surely if they have access to only one group, that's the only group in which they are a member? Anyway...
After the upgrade, editors can no longer create other editors, which is primarily what I wanted. I haven't done a full audit of the Admin functions when logged on as an editor, but superficially at least, the access control is working as I need it to prevent them.
Cheers
Perhaps I'm misreading the interface; it seems very odd to me to have a user having "group membership" in all groups, and "access" to only one group. Surely if they have access to only one group, that's the only group in which they are a member? Anyway...
After the upgrade, editors can no longer create other editors, which is primarily what I wanted. I haven't done a full audit of the Admin functions when logged on as an editor, but superficially at least, the access control is working as I need it to prevent them.
Cheers
Re: Removing a user from a user group
Great that it works now :)
Have a look at the description of the setting, that clears it up: Access level is a legacy setting. It was replaced with the group system instead, where users can be members in multiple groups. The UI does not make the legacy status of the access level clear, but if the description is right (I'm not very familiar with the permission system) you can just ignore it. Think in groups, like in the groups settings of the backend.tejjy1 wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 11:54 pm Perhaps I'm misreading the interface; it seems very odd to me to have a user having "group membership" in all groups, and "access" to only one group. Surely if they have access to only one group, that's the only group in which they are a member? Anyway...
Re: Removing a user from a user group
But the system is working as if the legacy access is the operational control. According to the user group system, my new userid is a member of all three groups, including Admin, exactly what I don't want. And there is no way to remove those groups from the userid. But the Access setting of "Editor" seems to be overriding the group membership, which is not what I would call "legacy".
I don't want to report a bug (if I can) unless I'm 100% sure I understand the UI, which right now, for sure I don't; at least your description of it is at odds with my understanding.
I would expect, from what you say, that I would only see the group(s) the user is assigned to in the group membership box. But that's not what I'm seeing...
I don't want to report a bug (if I can) unless I'm 100% sure I understand the UI, which right now, for sure I don't; at least your description of it is at odds with my understanding.
I would expect, from what you say, that I would only see the group(s) the user is assigned to in the group membership box. But that's not what I'm seeing...
Re: Removing a user from a user group
While I'm trying to understand this...
there's a message at the bottom of the screen that says:
there's a message at the bottom of the screen that says:
Is that a requirement for what I'm trying to do? It's not mentioned anywhere in the documentation, so I haven't enabled it.If the option "Plugin ACL for usergroups" is enabled in the configuration, you can specify which usergroups are allowed to execute certain plugins/events.