XF 1.5 Analyzing permissions versus testing

[zylstra]

I analyze a user's permission to view a node, and the answer is yes. Then I test that user's permission and cannot see the node. Why is that?

 

[Paul B]

Note the caveats related to testing permissions.

https://xenforo.com/help/permissions/

I personally have never used that feature as having test accounts is a far better method.

 

[zylstra]

I don't see that any of those caveats pertain to my testing. Which one in particular are you referring to?

My end goal is to allow users to view my forums, which currently they cannot do.

 

[Mike]

How have you setup your permissions in this instance?

 

[zylstra]

Possibly pertinent info: This forum was created with the vB big board importer. I did run the User Cache update. Could this have a bearing on it if I didn't run it?

Is this the information you are looking for?

 

[zylstra]

Sadik B helped me out. I toggled/saved a usergroup and node permission back and forth, and apparently that resets the permissions to the stated values. Could you elaborate on this process? Could I have toggled just the usergroup permission?

 

[Mike]

Possibly pertinent info: This forum was created with the vB big board importer. I did run the User Cache update. Could this have a bearing on it if I didn't run it?

This is likely very relevant, as it may not have built all of the permission combinations as expected. What you did forced a rebuild of this information.

 

[zylstra]

@Mike, creating a button to rebuild permissions on the Tools -> Rebuild Caches admin page would be intuitive - perhaps both clean up and rebuild with one button.