Permission confusion

[AutoXer]

The following permission settings exist:
Default usergroup permissions (DUP)
Forum permissions (FP)
Individual user masks (IUM)

Shouldn't the FP override the DUP? Seems like it should, but it doesn't seem that way.

Say I have 35 forums. I add a usergroup and I want to give said group access to only one of the 35 forums. I would think that I could set the DUP to deny everything... then set the FP to allow access by the usergroup. It doesn't seem to work that way. The only way I can get it to work is to add the usergroup with "allow" setting of the DUP. Then, customize all 34 forums to deny the group. This is very tedious. Is there a better way to work it?

[Spank]

I agree the permissions system leaves a lot to be desired. It can get very annoying if you have quite a few forums and quite a few usergroups.

I don't know if there's a better way to solve your woes though.

[wrestlepower]

You should be able to do it quicker using the Permission Duplication Tools. Set the new usergroup to deny for one forum and then just copy the permissions for all the remaining forums. I haven't used that in a long time, but if i recall correctly, there should be a way to work it. Say for example you have forum 1 set so that all usergroups but the new one are allowed, you can then just copy those settings to all other forums by checking the boxes. I think that may copy the permissions for all other usergroups too though, so check that before you do anything