[Zope] The not-very-Super user

Chris Withers chrisw@nipltd.com
Mon, 04 Dec 2000 10:05:32 +0000


Phil Harris wrote:
> 
> The decision has been made that the superuser cannot own anything, apart
> from user objects and user folder type objects.

Maybe this should be painted in big bright red flashing letters on the
Tutorial add form?
How about actually writing some code in the tutorial to check when
someone is logged in as Superuser and warn them?

I've said it before, but this mail has prompted me to say it yet
again... Is it really necessary to hamstring the superuser like this and
confuse the hell out every new user while annoying the rest of us who
have to log in as superuser, then restart our browsers ('cos there's no
log-me-out link!) ?

I notice there were some CVS checkins about renaming it to the
'emergency user'. Cool, does this mean you're going to be able to define
a manager at install-time?

Hmmm, if so, what is it that the emergency/super user can do that a
normal manager can't?

cheers,

Chris

(happy Monday morning to you all ;-)