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   1  README
   2  ======
   3  
   4  This module contains tools for developers using access control modules
   5  to restrict access to some nodes.  It is intended to help catch some
   6  common mistakes and provide feedback to confirm that restricted nodes
   7  are in fact visible only to the intended users.
   8  
   9  Provides a summary page which queries the node_access table and
  10  reports common mistakes such as the presence of Drupal's default entry
  11  which grants all users read access to all nodes.  Also reports the
  12  presence of nodes not represented in node_access table.  This may
  13  occur when an access control module is installed after nodes have
  14  already been created.
  15  
  16  Provides a block which shows all node_access entries for the nodes
  17  shown on a given page.  This gives developers a quick check to see
  18  that grants are provided as they should be.  This block auto-enables
  19  to the footer region. You may move it as desired. If you enable DBA
  20  Debug Mode on the Devel Settings page, you will get more information.
  21  
  22  Provides a second block that shows and explains the CRUD access rights
  23  of the 10 most recently active users. This block is disabled by default
  24  because it has a huge overhead.
  25  
  26  If Views module is installed, allows browsing of nodes by realm,
  27  including those nodes not in the node_access table (NULL realm).
  28  
  29  WISHLIST
  30  ========
  31  
  32  Things I'd like to see but haven't had time to do:
  33  
  34  * Automatically solve common problems.  I.e. delete the "all" realm
  35    entry, and automatically save all nodes not in the node_access table.
  36  
  37  * Nicer feedback indicating whether nodes are visible to the public or
  38    not.  I.e. use color coding or icons.
  39  
  40  * Summary does not differentiate between view grants and other types
  41    of grants.  I personally use node_access only for view grants so I'm
  42    not sure exactly what else it should show.
  43  
  44  STAFF
  45  =====
  46  
  47  Original author: Dave Cohen AKA yogadex on drupal.org
  48  Current maintainer: Hans Salvisberg AKA salvis on drupal.org
  49