[zanata-users] Disable some feature for end users

[Alex Eng]

>
>
>    - API usage for end user. Only admins should use API. This could be
>    achive by disabling the API key generation, but I'm not sure how to do it.
>
> Zanata don't have the feature of disabling api key generation for client.
However, you can set the maximum concurrent/active request from client.
Another option (which is quite ugly) is to block the url of api access from
your web server (http://yourhost/rest/*).

>
>    - New project creation for end user. I work for a open source project
>    made by several modules and we are opening their internationalization to
>    the end users. Our modules are pretty standard so there is no need to allow
>    creation of new project. In fact the translation for the modules that
>    already exist (created by us) are then sync with the source code repository
>    via api-client. It is possible to disable this feature (New Project
>    creation) as well?
>
> We've implemented this feature in Zanata 3.8. Only user in
`project-creator` can create project in Zanata (Administration -> Manage
user).
If you're upgrading, all existing user will be granted with
`project-creator` role and allow them to create project.

https://github.com/zanata/zanata-server/pull/902


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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 8:26 PM, Alessandro Portosa <
alessandro.portosa at eng.it> wrote:

> Hi all,
> do you know how (and if) is possible to disable some feature from a Zanata
> private (but open) installation. I would avoid mainly two things:
>
>    - API usage for end user. Only admins should use API. This could be
>    achive by disabling the API key generation, but I'm not sure how to do it.
>    - New project creation for end user. I work for a open source project
>    made by several modules and we are opening their internationalization to
>    the end users. Our modules are pretty standard so there is no need to allow
>    creation of new project. In fact the translation for the modules that
>    already exist (created by us) are then sync with the source code repository
>    via api-client. It is possible to disable this feature (New Project
>    creation) as well?
>
> Thanks!
> Alessandro
>
>
>
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