Hello there,
i found out a recurring need when i develop and release websites using drupal. Basically, 99% of times, i've 2 main branches of users: admins (read: editors, ad managers, etc) and frontend users.
Furthermore, i am used to release with garland (D6) as the administration theme, while the frontend one is always a custom one.
What i found being really ugly (and my customers do as well) is that when a frontend user types the /admin path he's landing on the administration theme. First, i don't necessarily want frontend users to know which cms or framework is being used. Second, they could feel "lost" and this could result in a damage to site owners.
Drupal 6 native 'access administration pages' permission is not performing what i actually need: it prevents people from browsing the admin theme, but does not prevent them from landing there to get a peek, despite the 'Access denied' message. That, in some cases, would eventually result in some sort of a challenge ;)
What i've done: i coded a tiny module that is basically performing a drupal_goto when the needed condition is not matched, so that frontend users will never see what's "behind the curtain". I've googled this a bit, and i find strange i'm the only one complaining about this (well, that's me and all of my customers).
What i'm asking: is there any well-known way to achieve this? Answer yes, please point me the right direction. Answer no... well, i'd be glad to publish this little module and share it with the community.
Best regards,
brazorf