Rails - Dec 2005 - [UserEngine] Configuring minimal access without logins

Hi,

I''m playing around with the UserEngine for limiting access to my app
and I like
what I see so far.  One question, however, I''d like to be able to set
it up so
that any user navigating to the site is automatically set as
"anonymous" or
some such access level with minimal permissions, without having to login.  

IOW, the login function should only be used by admins; normal users need not 
login to access the information inside.  How could I accomplish this 
functionality?  

I tried in the "roles" page to uncheck the ''login''
box for the User role,
thinking that it would remove the login page for that type of user, but then I 
was not able to log in at all with any account, even admin.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Hey Dave,

There is a role called Guest which will do precisely what you are after.

The bootstrap should have inserted three roles, if not try running it again
and check your /role/ list while logged in as admin to see if it is there.

It will not be available to users as it is intended for users with no
username.

-Nb

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 Nathaniel S. H. Brown                           http://nshb.net 
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> without logins
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I''m playing around with the UserEngine for limiting access to 
> my app and I like what I see so far.  One question, however, 
> I''d like to be able to set it up so that any user navigating 
> to the site is automatically set as "anonymous" or some such 
> access level with minimal permissions, without having to login.  
> 
> IOW, the login function should only be used by admins; normal 
> users need not login to access the information inside.  How 
> could I accomplish this functionality?  
> 
> I tried in the "roles" page to uncheck the
''login'' box for
> the User role, thinking that it would remove the login page 
> for that type of user, but then I was not able to log in at 
> all with any account, even admin.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
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Nathaniel S. H. Brown <nshb@...> writes:
> The bootstrap should have inserted three roles, if not try running it again
> and check your /role/ list while logged in as admin to see if it is there.
> 
> It will not be available to users as it is intended for users with no
> username.
Brilliant, worked like a charm!  Thanks much.