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No usergroup can post in the parent forum as 'Act as forum' is set to No. The parent forum is simply a category. Full access to all usergroups has been set at this level to cascade down. This enables correct access to other forums in the category which are controlled on a usergroup level.

I'm not too sure what you mean by having set the forum permission so that usergroups cannot see. The forum I'm appying permissions to is not based on usergroup access but individual user access. No permissions are set for any usergroup at forum level. If I was to do that it would enable access on a usergroup basis rather than individual user.

With regard to default permissions, members of usergroups are able to post elsewhere. As it stands no users at all can post to the forum.

I'll try to detail the exact situation below. First is the list of usergroups and beneath are the forums (there are other forums that all have access to which I've excluded). Only the Senior Observers and the Observers have access to the The Observers' lounge. Only the Senior Observers have access to the Senior Observers' pitstop. This works. Only a select number from any usergroup (committee members) should be able to post to the Boardroom. This is where it's failing.

Associate Member
Full Member
Observer
Senior Observer

The Secret Garage
--The Observers' lounge
--Senior Observers' pitstop
--The Boardroom

I hope this makes sense.