From 5813369baf1c1c63c5f45ee2efafd1aeca86b8f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "http://smcv.pseudorandom.co.uk/" Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:19:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment --- ..._33143bad68f3f6beae963a3d0ec5d0bd._comment | 53 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/TMPL__95__VAR_IS__95__ADMIN/comment_4_33143bad68f3f6beae963a3d0ec5d0bd._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/TMPL__95__VAR_IS__95__ADMIN/comment_4_33143bad68f3f6beae963a3d0ec5d0bd._comment b/doc/forum/TMPL__95__VAR_IS__95__ADMIN/comment_4_33143bad68f3f6beae963a3d0ec5d0bd._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab7370c5a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/TMPL__95__VAR_IS__95__ADMIN/comment_4_33143bad68f3f6beae963a3d0ec5d0bd._comment @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://smcv.pseudorandom.co.uk/" + nickname="smcv" + subject="comment 4" + date="2011-02-23T16:19:28Z" + content=""" +> ... at the time the templates are compiled there isn't a concept of who is accessing the page + +Yes, this is the problem with what you're asking for. + +> Is there a simple way to serve a different static page based on session information? + +No, the thing serving the static pages is your web server; IkiWiki isn't involved +at all. + +> I suppose I could try to compile two static sites, one for me and one for the world + +I've done similar in the past with two setup files, under the same user ID, running +different checkouts of the same git repository - one for me, on https with +[[plugins/httpauth]], and one for the world, with only [[plugins/openid]]. You have +to make them write their git wrappers to different filenames, and make the real +git hook be a shell script that runs one wiki's wrapper, then the other, to refresh +both wikis when something gets committed. + +It's a bit fiddly to admin (you have to duplicate most setup changes in the two +setup files), but can be made to work. I've given up on that in favour of having +a single wiki reachable from both http and https, with [[plugins/httpauth]] +only working over https. + +> I get the feeling I may be asking it to do something it wasn't meant to do. + +Pretty much, yes. + +> If so I'd appreciate it if someone told me to stop trying. + +I can help! \"Stop trying.\" :-) + +But, if you want this functionality badly enough, one way you could get +it would be to have all the links on all the pages (for the benefit of +`NoScript` users), use Javascript to make an XMLHTTPRequest (or something) +to to a CGI action provided by a [[plugin|plugins/write]] +(`ikiwiki.cgi?do=amiadminornot` or something), and if that says the user +isn't an admin, hide some of the links to not confuse them. + +That would break the normal way that people log in to ikiwiki (by trying +to do something that needs them logged-in, like editing), so you'd also +want to add a \"Log In\" button or link (or just remember that editing your +Preferences has the side-effect of logging you in). + +Note that hiding the links isn't useful for security, only for +usability - the actual edit obviously needs to check whether the +user is a logged-in admin, and it already does. +"""]] -- 2.44.0