Q: Disable upload for specific users only

Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone else has found a need or solution to my problem.

I have a lot of users connecting to a FCS instance, many who should not be able to upload any content, just manipulate or otherwise interact with existing content. I've found that I can simply forbid access to all devices for a particular permission set, but that still allows users to "try" to upload, and is confusing. Further, it seems to hinder the duplicate functionality, which is desired in this use case.

Any thoughts? I'm running clean out of ideas here!

Thanks,

- James Heliker
james.heliker@gmail.com

Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Nov 9, 2010 9:43 AM

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BenB Nov 9, 2010 9:10 PM in response to jamesheliker
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Nov 9, 2010 9:10 PM in response to jamesheliker

You can stop them from uploading, but you can't make the Upload in the menu disappear. This would be the typical "browse only" setup described in the Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Server 1.5 book, if I'm not mistaken.
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jamesheliker Nov 10, 2010 9:27 AM in response to BenB
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Nov 10, 2010 9:27 AM in response to BenB

Hi Ben,

Is there somewhere other than the Apple Pro Training Series book that describes this "browse only" setup? I don't have the book and am really in a bind to get this working properly.

Thanks for your help!

- James Heliker
james.heliker@gmail.com
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John F. Whitehead Nov 10, 2010 11:34 AM in response to jamesheliker
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Nov 10, 2010 11:34 AM in response to jamesheliker

It's covered in the manuals available from the help menu and at documentation.apple.com.

(The book is also downloadable as an e-book.)
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BenB Nov 10, 2010 3:30 PM in response to John F. Whitehead
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Nov 10, 2010 3:30 PM in response to John F. Whitehead

The book is available also for Kindle and iPad, and as an Adobe Reader book directly from Peachpit Press.
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321672895
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jamesheliker Nov 10, 2010 4:51 PM in response to BenB
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Nov 10, 2010 4:51 PM in response to BenB

John explained through an email to use the "browser" group - which essentially sets a trait permission (upload = forbid) for a specific user/set of users. However, this does not seem to change anything, as far as being able to upload a file.

I can't use the actual browser group as I have many other requirements also, but setting this trait permission on my existing groups does absolutely nothing as far as I can tell. Has anyone else dealt with this issue directly?

Thanks!

- James Heliker
james.heliker@gmail.com
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