Index: node_expire/node_expire.nodeapi.inc
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RCS file: /viewvc/drupal/contributions/modules/node_expire/node_expire.nodeapi.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -p -r1.4 node_expire.nodeapi.inc

--- node_expire.nodeapi.inc	2009-01-30 19:26:53.000000000 -0600  1.4
+++ node_expire.nodeapi.inc	2010-06-25 11:05:16.000000000 -0500

@@ -29,22 +29,24 @@ function _node_expire_nodeapi(&$ntypes, 
       break;
 
     case 'validate':
-      // The only restriction we have is that the node can't expire in the past.
-      if ($node->expire == '') {
-        if (!empty($ntypes['required'])) {
-          form_set_error('expire_date', t('You must choose an expiration date.'));
-        }
-      }
-      elseif (!$expire = strtotime($node->expire) or $expire <= 0) {
-        form_set_error('expire_date', t('You have to specify a valid date.'));
-      }
-      elseif ($expire <= time()) {
-        form_set_error('expire_date', t("You can't expire a node in the past!"));
-      }
-      elseif (!empty($ntypes['max']) and $expire > strtotime($ntypes['max'], $node->created)) {
-        form_set_error('expire_date', t('It must expire before %date.',
-        array('%date' => format_date(strtotime($ntypes['max'], $node->created), 'custom', NODE_EXPIRE_FORMAT))));
-      }
+      if (user_access('edit node expire') or user_access('administer node expire')) {
+				// The only restriction we have is that the node can't expire in the past.
+				if ($node->expire == '') {
+					if (!empty($ntypes['required'])) {
+						form_set_error('expire_date', t('You must choose an expiration date.'));
+					}
+				}
+				elseif (!$expire = strtotime($node->expire) or $expire <= 0) {
+					form_set_error('expire_date', t('You have to specify a valid date.'));
+				}
+				elseif ($expire <= time()) {
+					form_set_error('expire_date', t("You can't expire a node in the past!"));
+				}
+				elseif (!empty($ntypes['max']) and $expire > strtotime($ntypes['max'], $node->created)) {
+					form_set_error('expire_date', t('It must expire before %date.',
+					array('%date' => format_date(strtotime($ntypes['max'], $node->created), 'custom', NODE_EXPIRE_FORMAT))));
+				}
+		  }
       break;
 
     case 'update':