Re: [ledger-smb:bugs] #1165 after conversion to 1.4 previous 1.3.39 users only get menu "new window" and "logout" menu option

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Yes that would be very helpful for testing.

> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Erik Huelsmann <..hidden..> wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>>
>> As the ticket quoted below shows - to me - the current hidden
>> "role_prefix" feature isn't transparent to people. Looks people expect
>> to
>> be able to copy a database and have it "just work".
>>
>> Would it be an idea to reverse the scheme? Meaning: always add the
>> role_prefix in setup.pl and allow an option in setup.pl when copying a
>> database to "detach" it from the original (where the role prefix is
>> deleted, the menu-acl table being rewritten and the correct roles are
>> being
>> generated)? I would expect that to be more intuitive than the current
>> scheme.
>>
>
> That seems sane to me.
>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Erik.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: mvb88 <..hidden..>
>> Date: Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 9:15 PM
>> Subject: [ledger-smb:bugs] #1165 after conversion to 1.4 previous 1.3.39
>> users only get menu "new window" and "logout" menu option
>> To: Ticket 1165 <..hidden..>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> * [bugs:#1165] <http://sourceforge.net/p/ledger-smb/bugs/1165/> after
>> conversion to 1.4 previous 1.3.39 users only get menu "new window" and
>> "logout" menu option*
>>
>> *Status:* open
>> *Group:* 1.4
>> *Created:* Mon Jun 02, 2014 07:15 PM UTC by mvb88
>> *Last Updated:* Mon Jun 02, 2014 07:15 PM UTC
>> *Owner:* nobody
>>
>> I upgraded from 1.3.38 to 1.3.39. Then I copied the DB to a new name
>> (db14) in setup.pl of 1.3.39. This db14 was then opened with setup.pl
>> using latest 1.4.5b, then I rebuild the DB so it matches with 1.4.
>>
>> previous users have only see menu "new window" and "logout" menu option
>> when logging on to db14.
>>
>> As a workaround I added a new user via setup.pl (1.4) and gave that
>> "full
>> permissions" when I log on as this user to db14 then I cannot see the
>> menu
>> "system/Admin users" to manage permissions of others, it does have all
>> the
>> other menu items.
>>
>> When I re-log on to setup.pl to edit the newly created user permissions
>> via that way then this newly created user does not show and I can only
>> create a new user. Is this intended behaviour?
>>
>> To me this seems unwanted behaviour in the migration, I have not tested
>> this behaviour on a fresh DB created with 1.4
>>
>> Question on the side: How to make sure that either old users become
>> usable
>> or how to give a newly created user really full permissions in order to
>> repair the old user accounts?
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>> --
>> Bye,
>>
>> Erik.
>>
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