Re: ACL is not working for groups

I am having this exact same error, let me know if you find a solution.

On Oct 31, 12:23 pm, warLog <thisras...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I want to utilise the concept of groups in ACL. I am very new to
> cakephp, and messed up with ACL. My database tables are as follows:
> CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `gcfa_groups` (
>   `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
>   `name` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
>   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
> );
>
> CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `gcfa_users` (
>   `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
>   `password` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
>   `active` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
>   `email` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
>   `group_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
>   `name` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
>   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
> );
>
> id is being used as username.
>
> My model files are as follows:
> class User extends AppModel {
>         var $name = 'User';
>
>         var $hasMany = array('UserBank', 'UserNominee', 'Payment');
>         var $belongsTo = array(
>                                         'Group' => array('className' => 'Group',
>                                                                 'foreignKey' => 'group_id'
>                                         )
>                                 );
>         public $actsAs = array('Acl' => array('type' => 'requester'));
>
>         public function parentNode() {
>                 if (!$this->id && empty($this->data)) {
>                 return null;
>             }
>             $data = $this->data;
>             if (empty($this->data) || empty($this->data['User']['group_id']))
> {
>                 $data = $this->read();
>             }
>
>             if (!$data['User']['group_id']) {
>                 return null;
>             } else {
>                 $this->Group->id = $data['User']['group_id'];
>                         $groupNode = $this->Group->node();
>                         return array('Group' => array('id' => $groupNode[0]['Aro']
> ['foreign_key']));
>             }
>         }
>
>         public function bindNode($object) {
>                 if (!empty($object[$this->alias]['group_id'])) {
>                         return array('model' => 'Group', 'foreign_key' => $object[$this->alias]['group_id']);
>
>                 }
>         }
>
>         function isAuthorized($user, $controller, $action) {
>                 return true;
>         }
>
> }
>
> class Group extends AppModel {
>         public $displayField = 'name';
>         var $hasMany = array('User');
>
>         public $actsAs = array('Acl' => array('requester'));
>
>         public function parentNode() {
>                 return null;
>         }
>
> }
>
> I just baked the controller and view files for these models using
> shell. I have setup my ACL as follows:
> id      parent_id       model   foreign_key     alias   lft     rght
> 1       NULL    Group   1       SuperUser       1       2
> 2       NULL    Group   2       Administrator   3       4
> 3       NULL    Group   3       Manager                 5       6
> 4       NULL    Group   4       Author          7       8
>
> Whenever I am going to edit any user it is giving me error :
> Warning (512): AclNode::node() - Couldn't find Aro node identified by
> "Array
> (
>     [Aro0.model] => User
>     [Aro0.foreign_key] => 2
> )
> " [CORE/Cake/Model/AclNode.php, line 179]
>
> Do I need to make separate entry of every user in aros table? If yes,
> then what is the use of groups in this case? If I want to bypass this
> creation of new entry in acos table, is it possible? I think if I am
> able to override AclBehaviour::afterSave method then I can do that.
> I dont want to create a separate entry for every user in the ACL.

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