Tickets :: Comment on [#56] IMP maintenance should apply to a configurable folder set.

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Comment	>> As a user, I had previously set purge_folders to 0. Then, as an > >> administrator, I set it to 1 and locked it (always run purge folders) > >> in the prefs.php file. For some reason, the prefs function returns > >> my user-set value, but also that the preference is locked. > > > > That's the expected behavior. > > > >> So, my question is: Is it the responsibility of the administrator to > >> clear out these preference values from the preference storage > >> backend, then lock, or is there a reason why the user preference > >> value overrides the one set and locked by the administrator in the > >> prefs.php file ? > > > > Yes and yes. The reason is that you might want to set different > values for different users but still keep them from changing it. > > > >> Is it the programmer's responsibility to wipe out > >> old values after the preference is locked, or is this not advisable ? > > > > Correct.
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