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user_pic_perm.info

; $Id: user_pic_perm.info,v 1.2 2009/08/13 17:29:33 mtndan Exp $
name = User Picture Access
description = Allows setting permissions for users to add/change/delete pictures in user profiles.
core = 7.x
; Information added by drupal.org packaging script on 2009-08-13
version = "7.x-1.0"
core = "7.x"
project = "user_pic_perm"
datestamp = "1250186826"

user_pic_perm.module

<?php
// $Id: user_pic_perm.module,v 1.2 2009/08/13 17:29:33 mtndan Exp $

/**
 * @file
 * Allows setting permissions for users to add/change/delete
 * pictures in user profiles.
 */

/**
 * Implementation of hook_permission().
 * Add access permission for administering user's picture
 */
function user_pic_perm_permission() {
  return array(
    'administer user pictures' => array(
      'title' => t('Administer user pictures'),
      'description' => t('Allow administration of user profile pictures'),
    ),
  );
}

/**
 * Implementation of hook_form_alter().
 * Remove user picture field if user doesn't have correct permission
*/
function user_pic_perm_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
  if ($form_id == 'user_profile_form' && user_access('administer user pictures') == FALSE) {
  	$form['picture'] = FALSE;
  }
}