Help with SA - Administrator Rule

I'm just trying to set up an administrator rule, separate to a basic logged in rule.

I'm following the tutorial here:

03_define_access.swf

And have added the UserLevel session to my login page, but when it comes to creating the rule (about halfway through the step through above), I can't see the UserLevel Session to base the rule on in the Access Rules Manager.

I've attached a copy of my login page, and a screenshot of the Access Rules Manager when I try to add the Administrator rule.

You will need to create the User_Level session binding manually.

open the bindings panel, click the plus button and select Session Variable, set the name to "User_Level"

Nothing seems to happen when I do that. (I've tried adding it with the login page open, and a page the Administrator rule would apply to, in DW5 and 6.)

Should the code just be:

<?php
session_start();
$_SESSION['User_Level'];
?>

Does that just need to go on the login page, or every page that will reference it for the Administrator rule?

No, that adds the binding for the User Level session variable so that it can be used when creating the rule.

create the dynamic binding, then create the rule in the security assist wizard to use the UserLevel session variable.

Do I need a particular page open when I'm doing that?

I've tried with the login page, and a page I would use the rule for.

Each time when I click Bindings > Add > Session Variable and enter User_Level, nothing seems to happen.

you don't need a specific file open, just one from your site.


could be a corrupted _notes folder in your site.

using your OS file manager, browse to the site files on your system and delete the _notes folder.

Thanks Jason - deleting that notes folder fixed that, so it all looks good now.