We've fixed this up with some carefully crafted SQL to update the policies to the Anonymous group for the bitstreams in the thumbnail bundles, but it would be interesting to know if this is actually how things are meant to work, ie inherit the permissions from the parent item when generating the thumbnails.
regards, Steve On 04/11/2010, at 10:53 AM, Steve Swinsburg wrote: > Hi, > > We have a situation where some items in a collection are restricted, ie you > need to login to access the full version. However we want the thumbnails and > branded previews to still show up for the general public. > > When we run the thumbnail generator, it seems to inherit the permissions from > the main bitstream, which means if the bitstream is protected, the thumbnail > doesn't show up unless you are logged in and have the appropriate permission. > > Is this a common situation? We've inherited this instance so it might be a > change made by people before us, but if anyone has addressed this, it would > be great to hear from you. > > thanks, > Steve > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
