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I've been hunting for an answer, but most questions seem addressed to specific functions.  If anyone knows where to point me, I would greatly appreciate it!

I have a number of Joomla users who have Publisher accounts.  I'd like to give them access to the entire CiviCRM application from the frontend in Joomla.  Is this possible?  I don't want them in the Joomla backend at all.

Creating a link to: http://goodthingsforpeople.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/dashboard&reset=1 doesn't work.

Creating a link to: http://caucasushope.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/dashboard&reset=1 just gives me a menu of links that produce the, "You do not have permission to execute this url." message.

Thanks for any help!

I'm certainly open to modifying civicrm.php and I would guess that I need to start with:
    // check permission
    if ( ! civicrm_check_permission( $args ) ) {
        echo "You do not have permission to execute this url.";
        return;
    }
But any advice on what needs to be done?  Is there a howto published?  Do most organizations simply give all of their staff access to the Joomla backend?  Seems risky.

Should I just comment this entire section out?  What specifically needs to be done to enable full access?  I'm certain you are a genius and I am not, but I want to get at that piece of knowledge in your head!   

Well, I attempted to simply comment out the following section in in civicrm.php.  I really don't care if my users have access to all of CiviCRM.  But I still get the "You do not have permission to execute this url." message.  So, what else do I need to change other than the lines below?

    // check permission
    //if ( ! civicrm_check_permission( $args ) ) {
    //    echo "You do not have permission to execute this url.";
    //    return;
    //}

Is there a better way to provide full access from the frontend?

yes, i suspect most organizations give staff access to the joomla backend

Giving unlimited access to users in the frontend is potentially risky. But if you know what you are doing and confident about your changes, go for it

lobo

The one organization that I have worked with that needed a good number of people to have access gave their typical users "Manager" access to the backend.  Managers in Joomla are essentially publishers with backend access.  They have no ability to install or delete components, can't access Global Settings, etc.  Seems like the easiest solution.