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CoffeeLink News Server uses a sophisticated, role based security system
to control user's access to news groups.
A role defines a set of actions that a user is allowed to perform.
Controlled actions include:
- Post a message to one or more news groups.
- Read a message in one or more news groups.
- Create and modify news groups.
- Create and modify users.
CLNews ships with a standard set of roles. Every user must be assigned one or more of these roles.
You may also create new roles to restrict access to newsgroups
in more elaborate ways.
Table 2:
Standard Roles
Role Name |
Authorized Actions |
None |
Cannot read or post to any news groups. Used to disable an account. |
PostAll |
Post, read, and cancel messages in all news groups. |
PostNonPrivate |
Post, read, and cancel messages in news groups not named ``private.*''. |
PostPrivate |
Post, read, and cancel messages in news groups named ``private.*''. |
PostPublic |
Post, read, and cancel messages in news groups named ``public.*''. |
ReadAll |
Read messages in all news groups. |
ReadNonPrivate |
Read messages in news groups not named ``private.*''. |
ReadPrivate |
Read messages in news groups named ``private.*''. |
ReadPublic |
Read messages in news groups named ``public.*''. |
admin |
Create, delete, and modify all news groups, roles, and users. |
default |
Same as PostPublic. |
The table above lists the standard roles provided by CLNews.
Obviously the admin role is extremely powerful.
As such, users assigned to the admin role must have secret passwords
to prevent unauthorized users from modifying (and probably breaking)
your CLNews configuration.
See Security Considerations for more information.
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