Simple_access.module is everything I need, except one thing.
My site has a moderator group that can create content, but not administer anything else. I would like the moderators to be able to use the "only viewable by" box to adjust the permissions on nodes they create.

I am willing to build a patch, but could you point me in the right direction before I pop the hood.

If you aren't interested in this functionality for your module, is there a quick hack to make this work?

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baumer1122’s picture

baumer1122 commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Should have thought before I typed...

Quick hack is to give group (in this case moderators) "administer nodes" priveleges (access control -> node module).

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jjeff commented

Quick hack is to give group (in this case moderators) "administer nodes" priveleges (access control -> node module).

Yes that is one solution - and it's super-easy! However those users will now be able to edit/view/delete all nodes on the site.

There has been talk about moving the Simple Access boxes out of the "admin" section (top) of the node editing page and adding a role-based permission for who can use it. This way you can have non-administrators who can still set access on nodes that they create. There's more about the logic of this here.

The main advantage of the solution that you've found is that it exists! The other solution is still vaporware. :-)

-Jeff