XF 1.5 Permissions Question

[Sonnie]

Just so I have my head wrapped around the permissions hierarchy...

Will the usergroup permissions trump the resource category permissions?

Are the usergroup permissions always going to trump any other permissions?

Regards,
Sonnie

 

[Paul B]

They are cumulative - none have priority over another.

This guide explains how the final value is set: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/understanding-permissions.360/

 

[Sonnie]

Yeah... I saw that thread, but still got confused.

So to confirm... if I choose Inherit for a usergroup in the Resources Category, it will inherit their permissions set in the usergroup permissions?

 

[Mike]

Specifically, it will inherit whatever the "parent" permissions is. As resource categories (and forums) are organized in a tree, that means that a second level category would inherit the top level category's permissions. At the top level, they will inherit from the group permissions.