Looking at the module's name maybe slightly off-topic, but what do you think about linking the available roles to vocabulary-terms?
With the users one can already do something with the usernode module, but for roles there's nothing yet.

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Zen commented

I've actually done the same, but for users. I'm still considering how best to merge the code into this module - as a sub-module / extra option.. etc.

What is an example use case for linking roles to terms? I would think that it might be more useful to link terms to roles (the other way around) thereby making use of each vocabulary's flexibility. Please explain.

Thanks
-K

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ray007 commented

As I've written above, I think you can already link users to a vocabulary by means of 'usernode'.

usecase for role-linking?
hmm, maybe have a vocabulary with roles as terms, and use it for tac_lite access control on nodes?
have not yet thought it through, but I think it's something to play with that may turn out useful ;-)

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Zen commented

From what I can see on the project page, usernode is user to node. While NAT could probably be used in tandem with that to introduce taxonomy associations, it's a little roundabout. I will have a look at the code soon.

As for this, I'm happy to look at patches with an established use case. I would first like to introduce user associations in a separate sub-module along with a type field in the nat table.

Cheers,
-K

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Zen commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

This is out of scope for this module.