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There are two parts of the Forums module's security model:
1. The security of the Forums module administration interface. 2. The security of the forums published on the web site.
Forums module administration interface
Access to the Forums module administration interface in CMS Desk -> Tools can be managed in the Modules -> Forums permission matrix in CMS Desk -> Administration -> Permissions:
The users without any permissions who are moderators of at least one forum are allowed to access the Posts waiting for my approval dialog only.
Security of forums published on a web site
If you Edit () some forum and switch to its Security tab, the permission matrix displayed in the screenshot below will be displayed.
Columns of the matrix represent the following actions:
Rows in the top part of the matrix have the following meanings:
Below the permission matrix, there is one more check-box:
Allow user to change the name - if checked, users can change their name displayed with a forum post when entering the post; if unchecked, user name will be used
The following properties of the Forum group web part are also related to forum security:
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