[Tickets #2117] Make Horde Permissions inheritable

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/?id=2117
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 Ticket             | 2117
 Updated By         | kevin_myer at iu13.org
 Summary            | Make Horde Permissions inheritable
 Queue              | Horde Framework Packages
 State              | Feedback
 Priority           | 2. Medium
 Type               | Enhancement
 Owners             | 
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kevin_myer at iu13.org (2005-10-24 06:46) wrote:

> How about a button in the prefs screen instead, that applies the 
> settings of the current node to all child nodes?

That would be helpful for doing batch permission changes for existing
nodes.

Here's a thought - what about a flag on a node that makes the setting for
that node a default?  When any child node is added, it looks up the tree
through the parents.  If a parent node is encountered that has the default
flag set, it inherits the permissions on that parent.  If an admin has set
no default flags, it assumes permissions like it does now.  That retains
backwards compatibility, and allows for default values to be set
(essentially enables inheritance, should an admin choose to set default
values).