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1= Trac Permissions =
2[[TracGuideToc]]
3
4Trac uses a simple, case sensitive, permission system to control what users can and can't access.
5
6Permission privileges are managed using the [TracAdmin trac-admin] tool or (new in version 0.11) the ''General / Permissions'' panel in the ''Admin'' tab of the web interface.
7
8In addition to the default permission policy described in this page, it is possible to activate additional permission policies by enabling plugins and listing them in the `[trac] permission_policies` configuration entry in the TracIni. See TracFineGrainedPermissions for more details.
9
10Non-authenticated users accessing the system are assigned the name "anonymous". Assign permissions to the "anonymous" user to set privileges for anonymous/guest users. The parts of Trac that a user does not have the privileges for will not be displayed in the navigation.
11In addition to these privileges, users can be granted additional individual rights in effect when authenticated and logged into the system. All logged in users belong to the virtual group "authenticated", which inherits permissions from "anonymous".
12
13== Graphical Admin Tab ==
14''This feature is new in version 0.11.''
15
16To access this tab, a user must have one of the following permissions: `TRAC_ADMIN`, `PERMISSION_ADMIN`, `PERMISSION_ADD`, `PERMISSION_REMOVE`. The permissions can granted using the `trac-admin` command (more on `trac-admin` below):
17{{{
18  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add bob TRAC_ADMIN
19}}}
20
21Then, the user `bob` will be able to see the Admin tab, and can then access the permissions menu. This menu will allow you to perform all the following actions, but from the browser without requiring root access to the server (just the correct permissions for your user account). '''Use at least one lowercase character in user names, as all-uppercase names are reserved for permissions.'''
22
23 1. [[Image(htdocs:../common/guide/admin.png)]]
24 1. [[Image(htdocs:../common/guide/admin-permissions.png)]]
25 1. [[Image(htdocs:../common/guide/admin-permissions-TICKET_ADMIN.png)]]
26
27An easy way to quickly secure a new Trac install is to run the above command on the anonymous user, install the [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/AccountManagerPlugin AccountManagerPlugin], create a new admin account graphically and then remove the TRAC_ADMIN permission from the anonymous user.
28
29== Available Privileges ==
30
31To enable all privileges for a user, use the `TRAC_ADMIN` permission. Having `TRAC_ADMIN` is like being `root` on a *NIX system: it will allow you to perform any operation.
32
33Otherwise, individual privileges can be assigned to users for the various different functional areas of Trac ('''note that the privilege names are case-sensitive'''):
34
35=== Repository Browser ===
36
37|| `BROWSER_VIEW` || View directory listings in the [wiki:TracBrowser repository browser] ||
38|| `LOG_VIEW` || View revision logs of files and directories in the [wiki:TracBrowser repository browser] ||
39|| `FILE_VIEW` || View files in the [wiki:TracBrowser repository browser] ||
40|| `CHANGESET_VIEW` || View [wiki:TracChangeset repository check-ins] ||
41
42=== Ticket System ===
43
44|| `TICKET_VIEW` || View existing [wiki:TracTickets tickets] and perform [wiki:TracQuery ticket queries] ||
45|| `TICKET_CREATE` || Create new [wiki:TracTickets tickets] ||
46|| `TICKET_APPEND` || Add comments or attachments to [wiki:TracTickets tickets] ||
47|| `TICKET_CHGPROP` || Modify [wiki:TracTickets ticket] properties (priority, assignment, keywords, etc.) with the following exceptions: edit description field, add/remove other users from cc field when logged in, and set email to pref ||
48|| `TICKET_MODIFY` || Includes both `TICKET_APPEND` and `TICKET_CHGPROP`, and in addition allows resolving [wiki:TracTickets tickets]. Tickets can be assigned to users through a [TracTickets#Assign-toasDrop-DownList drop-down list] when the list of possible owners has been restricted. ||
49|| `TICKET_EDIT_CC` || Full modify cc field ||
50|| `TICKET_EDIT_DESCRIPTION` || Modify description field ||
51|| `TICKET_EDIT_COMMENT` || Modify comments ||
52|| `TICKET_BATCH_MODIFY` || [wiki:TracBatchModify Batch modify] tickets ||
53|| `TICKET_ADMIN` || All `TICKET_*` permissions, plus the deletion of ticket attachments and modification of the reporter and description fields. It also allows managing ticket properties in the WebAdmin panel. ||
54
55Attention: the "view tickets" button appears with the `REPORT_VIEW` permission.
56
57=== Roadmap ===
58
59|| `MILESTONE_VIEW` || View milestones and assign tickets to milestones. ||
60|| `MILESTONE_CREATE` || Create a new milestone ||
61|| `MILESTONE_MODIFY` || Modify existing milestones ||
62|| `MILESTONE_DELETE` || Delete milestones ||
63|| `MILESTONE_ADMIN` || All `MILESTONE_*` permissions ||
64|| `ROADMAP_VIEW` || View the [wiki:TracRoadmap roadmap] page, is not (yet) the same as MILESTONE_VIEW, see [trac:#4292 #4292] ||
65|| `ROADMAP_ADMIN` || to be removed with [trac:#3022 #3022], replaced by MILESTONE_ADMIN ||
66
67=== Reports ===
68
69|| `REPORT_VIEW` || View [wiki:TracReports reports], i.e. the "view tickets" link. ||
70|| `REPORT_SQL_VIEW` || View the underlying SQL query of a [wiki:TracReports report] ||
71|| `REPORT_CREATE` || Create new [wiki:TracReports reports] ||
72|| `REPORT_MODIFY` || Modify existing [wiki:TracReports reports] ||
73|| `REPORT_DELETE` || Delete [wiki:TracReports reports] ||
74|| `REPORT_ADMIN` || All `REPORT_*` permissions ||
75
76=== Wiki System ===
77
78|| `WIKI_VIEW` || View existing [wiki:TracWiki wiki] pages ||
79|| `WIKI_CREATE` || Create new [wiki:TracWiki wiki] pages ||
80|| `WIKI_MODIFY` || Change [wiki:TracWiki wiki] pages ||
81|| `WIKI_RENAME` || Rename [wiki:TracWiki wiki] pages ||
82|| `WIKI_DELETE` || Delete [wiki:TracWiki wiki] pages and attachments ||
83|| `WIKI_ADMIN` || All `WIKI_*` permissions, plus the management of ''readonly'' pages. ||
84
85=== Permissions ===
86
87|| `PERMISSION_GRANT` || add/grant a permission ||
88|| `PERMISSION_REVOKE` || remove/revoke a permission ||
89|| `PERMISSION_ADMIN` || All `PERMISSION_*` permissions ||
90
91=== Others ===
92
93|| `TIMELINE_VIEW` || View the [wiki:TracTimeline timeline] page ||
94|| `SEARCH_VIEW` || View and execute [wiki:TracSearch search] queries ||
95|| `CONFIG_VIEW` || Enables additional pages on ''About Trac'' that show the current configuration or the list of installed plugins ||
96|| `EMAIL_VIEW` || Shows email addresses even if [wiki:TracIni#trac-section trac show_email_addresses] configuration option is false ||
97
98== Creating New Privileges ==
99
100To create custom permissions, for example to be used in a custom workflow, enable the optional [trac:ExtraPermissionsProvider tracopt.perm.config_perm_provider.ExtraPermissionsProvider] component in the "Plugins" admin panel, and add the desired permissions to the `[extra-permissions]` section in your [wiki:TracIni#extra-permissions-section trac.ini]. For more information, please refer to the documentation of the component in the admin panel.
101
102== Granting Privileges ==
103
104You grant privileges to users using [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin]. The current set of privileges can be listed with the following command:
105{{{
106  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission list
107}}}
108
109This command will allow the user ''bob'' to delete reports:
110{{{
111  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add bob REPORT_DELETE
112}}}
113
114The `permission add` command also accepts multiple privilege names:
115{{{
116  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add bob REPORT_DELETE WIKI_CREATE
117}}}
118
119Or add all privileges:
120{{{
121  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add bob TRAC_ADMIN
122}}}
123
124== Permission Groups ==
125
126There are two built-in groups, "authenticated" and "anonymous".
127Any user who has not logged in is automatically in the "anonymous" group.
128Any user who has logged in is also in the "authenticated" group.
129The "authenticated" group inherits permissions from the "anonymous" group.
130For example, if the "anonymous" group has permission WIKI_MODIFY,
131it is not necessary to add the WIKI_MODIFY permission to the "authenticated" group as well.
132
133Custom groups may be defined that inherit permissions from the two built-in groups.
134
135Permissions can be grouped together to form roles such as ''developer'', ''admin'', etc.
136{{{
137  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add developer WIKI_ADMIN
138  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add developer REPORT_ADMIN
139  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add developer TICKET_MODIFY
140  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add bob developer
141  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add john developer
142}}}
143
144Group membership can be checked by doing a {{{permission list}}} with no further arguments; the resulting output will include group memberships. '''Use at least one lowercase character in group names, as all-uppercase names are reserved for permissions'''.
145
146== Adding a New Group and Permissions ==
147Permission groups can be created by assigning a user to a group you wish to create, then assign permissions to that group.
148
149The following will add ''bob'' to the new group called ''beta_testers'' and then will assign WIKI_ADMIN permissions to that group. (Thus, ''bob'' will inherit the WIKI_ADMIN permission)
150{{{
151   $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add bob beta_testers
152   $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission add beta_testers WIKI_ADMIN
153
154}}}
155
156== Removing Permissions ==
157
158Permissions can be removed using the 'remove' command. For example:
159
160This command will prevent the user ''bob'' from deleting reports:
161{{{
162  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission remove bob REPORT_DELETE
163}}}
164
165Just like `permission add`, this command accepts multiple privilege names.
166
167You can also remove all privileges for a specific user:
168{{{
169  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission remove bob '*'
170}}}
171
172Or one privilege for all users:
173{{{
174  $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv permission remove '*' REPORT_ADMIN
175}}}
176
177== Default Permissions ==
178
179By default on a new Trac installation, the `anonymous` user will have ''view'' access to everything in Trac, but will not be able to create or modify anything.
180On the other hand, the `authenticated` users will have the permissions to ''create and modify tickets and wiki pages''.
181
182'''anonymous'''
183{{{
184 BROWSER_VIEW
185 CHANGESET_VIEW
186 FILE_VIEW
187 LOG_VIEW
188 MILESTONE_VIEW
189 REPORT_SQL_VIEW
190 REPORT_VIEW
191 ROADMAP_VIEW
192 SEARCH_VIEW
193 TICKET_VIEW
194 TIMELINE_VIEW
195 WIKI_VIEW
196}}}
197
198'''authenticated'''
199{{{
200 TICKET_CREATE
201 TICKET_MODIFY
202 WIKI_CREATE
203 WIKI_MODIFY 
204}}}
205----
206See also: TracAdmin, TracGuide and TracFineGrainedPermissions
Note: See TracBrowser for help on using the repository browser.