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diff --git a/TWiki/TWikiAccessControl.mdwn b/TWiki/TWikiAccessControl.mdwn
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@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ A user is created by with the [[TWikiRegistration]] form. The process generates
Groups are defined by group topics in the <code>**%MAINWEB%**</code> web, like the %MAINWEB%.TWikiAdminGroup. To start a new group:
-1. **Create** a new topic with A name that ends in **Group**, `SomeGroup`
+1. **Create** a new topic with A name that ends in **Group**, <code>SomeGroup</code>
2. **Define** two variables:
* Set GROUP = &lt; list of users and groups &gt;
* Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = &lt; list of users and groups &gt;
-* * GROUP is a comma-separated list of users and of other groups:<br /><code>**    \* Set GROUP = %MAINWEB%.SomeUser, %MAINWEB%.OtherUser, %MAINWEB%.SomeOtherGroup**</code>
+* GROUP is a comma-separated list of users and of other groups:<br /><code>**    Set GROUP = %MAINWEB%.SomeUser, %MAINWEB%.OtherUser, %MAINWEB%.SomeOtherGroup**</code>
-* * ALLOWTOPICCHANGE defines who is allowed to change the group topic; it is a comma delimited list of users and groups. You typically want to restrict that to the members of the group itself, so it should contain the name of the topic,<br /><code>    \* Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = %MAINWEB%.TWikiAdminGroup</code><br /> for the TWikiAdminGroup topic. (This prevents users not in the group from editing the topic and from gaining unauthorized membership to the group.)
+* ALLOWTOPICCHANGE defines who is allowed to change the group topic; it is a comma delimited list of users and groups. You typically want to restrict that to the members of the group itself, so it should contain the name of the topic,<br /><code>**    Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = %MAINWEB%.TWikiAdminGroup**</code><br /> for the TWikiAdminGroup topic. (This prevents users not in the group from editing the topic and from gaining unauthorized membership to the group.)
## <a name="Restricting_Write_Access"> Restricting Write Access </a>
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ You can define restrictions of who is allowed to view a %WIKITOOLNAME% web.
* Set NOSEARCHALL = on
* It is not recommended to restrict view access to individual topics since all content is searchable _within_ a web.
+## <a name="Hiding_Control_Settings"> Hiding Control Settings </a>
+
+* %T% To hide access control settings from normal browser viewing, place them in comment markers.
+
+> &lt;!--
+>
+> <br />
+>
+> Set
+>
+> DENYTOPICCHANGE = Main.SomeGroup<br /> --&gt;
+
<a name="SuperAdminGroup"></a>
## <a name="The_SuperAdminGroup"> The SuperAdminGroup </a>
@@ -149,4 +161,4 @@ By mistyping a user or group name in the ALLOWTOPICCHANGE setting, it's possible
* The default setting is not to have superusers.
--- [[PeterThoeny]] - 16 Mar 2001 <br /> -- [[AndreaSterbini]] - 11 Apr 2001 <br />
+-- [[Main/MikeMannix]] - 02 Dec 2001