Hi,
I have been trying for quiet some time to add a permission to a
folder using webdav client-lib that does not inherit to the downstream
folders. I have taken the code from client-lib that is shipped with slide
and am using slide 2.1 B1. In my code I use the following fragment to create
an ACE object and bind it to ACL.
The code works perfectly if 4th parameter (isInherited) is set to false
// Create new ACE object bIsInherited = false
aceNew = new Ace(sPrincipal, bDenyPrivilege, false, bIsInherited, null);
The code does not work if 4th parameter (isInherited) is set to true. I am
assuming that you set the 4th parameter to true if you are trying to make
the permission non-inheritable (not allow it to percolate to the downstream
folders).
With 4th parameter set to true, webdav client does not throw any error but
does not add the permission. Later when I get the ACL for the resource I
find that the ace has not been added.
Please let me know if I am missing something ... or if it is possible at all
to create a permission(ace) in a ACL which does not percolate to downstream
folders using webdav client lib.
I found that adding a inheritable(false) permission in domain.xml does the
job as desired. I am wondering why it is not working from webdav client lib.
Any help is appreciated !!!!!!
/******************* code fragment *****************************/
// Fetch ACL from slide for a folder
AclProperty acl = webDavResource.aclfindMethod(sResourcePath);
// Fetch the ACE's (access control entities) of the existing ACL
Ace[] aces = acl.getAces();
// Create new ACE object none exists
if (aces == null)
aces = new Ace[0];
Ace[] oldAces = aces;
// Create a new ace array (larger then the earlier ace array by 1)
aces = new Ace[oldAces.length + 1];
// Copy the old array into the new array
System.arraycopy(oldAces,0,aces,0,oldAces.length);
// Create new ACE object bIsInherited = true
aceNew = new Ace(sPrincipal, bDenyPrivilege, false, bIsInherited, null);
// Copy the new ace into the new ace array
aces[oldAces.length] = aceMatchingPrincipal;
// Create a new privilege
Privilege privilegeNew = new Privilege(qnPermission.getNamespaceURI(),
qnPermission.getLocalName(), null);
// Update the ace object with the new privilege settings
aceNew.addPrivilege(privilegeNew);
// Update repository with new acl for the resource
bSuccess = webDavResource.aclMethod(sResourcePath, aces);
Krishna
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