DNN 6 User Level Module Permissions

Question

When managing the settings of an HTML module in DNN 6 I'm able to add user usernames in the permissions tab below the user roles.

After doing so, I get a new row with 2 columns, Edit and View module.

If Inherit View permissions from Page is left unchecked, both the View and Edit module columns are locked.

If Inherit View permissions from Page is checked, View Module is locked, but Edit Module becomes accessible.

Why am I unable to edit view settings for individual users, and is there way to assign view privileges to a module on a user level?

Answer 1

I imagine that this is a bug in DNN6 and would encourage you to look at upgrading to DNN7.

Also, I would advise against using User permissions. I would recommend you create a role, and assign that user to the role.

The problem with user level permissions is their inflexibility, for example: If the user ever leaves your organization, and you need to replace them with a new user, you have to go through and apply all the permissions over again. If you had used role based permissions, all you would need to do is remove User1 from the security role, and add the new User2 to the security role.