Yes group ou role = same thing. Web2py by default create a group for each new user and asign this user to that group.
Richard On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Anaconda <kerwinfra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Richard, i didnt quite understand your explanation but i think > i understand what role is based on this snippet from the book: > > " Each group is identified by a name/role. Groups have permissions. > Users have permissions because of the groups they belong to." > > Therefore it seems that Role is just the name of the Group, like > mikes_hikingclub. > > On Aug 22, 7:01 am, Richard Vézina <ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Forget... You need those line at least in the db.py to activate the crud > : > > > > from gluon.tools import * > > auth=Auth(globals(),db) > > > > Richard > > > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Richard Vézina < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > User is a member of a group that is assing in auth_membership table... > Then > > > for each group you need to define permission in auth_permission for the > > > group... > > > > > You have to give the group the permission : > > > > > create or read or update or delete or select > > > > > And the table you want the user in a particular group can access : > > > > > table1 > > > > > And the record (row)... I you put 0 all the row of the table is allowed > to > > > that group and it what you will generally do I think. > > > > > Richard > > > > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Anaconda <kerwinfra...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >> I am trying to fully understand purpose of roles when it comes to > > >> creating groups. It seems very simple but i need to understand it > > >> more to be comfortable with my understanding of it. > > > > >> Thanks in advance ! >
