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mads

permissions: drop hg.create.write_on_repogroup "Repository creation with group write access" setting

Simplify permissions system and get rid of some confusing tech debt.

Before, the global 'write_on_repogroup' setting controlled what write
permission on a repo group meant.

With this change, users can create repositories in a repo group if and only if
they have write access. Write access to a repo group will now mean the
permission to create repositories in it.

Write access to repo groups must be granted explicitly. There should not be any
other reason to grant write access than to allow users to create repos. There
is thus no upgrade concerns for this change.

An admin that doesn't want users to create repos in a repogroup should just not
give them write access.

These global settings might still exist in the database, but is ignored and no
longer used and do no harm.

.. _debugging:

===================
Debugging Kallithea
===================

If you encounter problems with Kallithea, here are some instructions
on how to debug them.

.. note:: First make sure you're using the latest version available.


Enable detailed debug
---------------------

Kallithea uses the standard Python ``logging`` module to log its output.
By default only loggers with ``INFO`` level are displayed. To enable full output
change ``level = DEBUG`` for all logging handlers in the currently used .ini file.
This change will allow you to see much more detailed output in the log file or
console. This generally helps a lot to track issues.


Enable interactive debug mode
-----------------------------

To enable interactive debug mode simply comment out ``set debug = false`` in
the .ini file. This will trigger an interactive debugger each time
there is an error in the browser, or send a http link if an error occurred in the backend. This
is a great tool for fast debugging as you get a handy Python console right
in the web view.

.. warning:: NEVER ENABLE THIS ON PRODUCTION! The interactive console
             can be a serious security threat to your system.