FAQ¶
Why don’t I have access to browse my Pod?¶
To manage your Pod hosted by https://inrupt.net
, PodBrowser
must be added as a trusted application with Read
, Write
,
Append
, and Control
access.
To adjust PodBrowser’s access:
In a web browser, enter the root URL to you Pod (e.g., https://docs-example.inrupt.net).
The Solid Data Browser should be opened.
Click the Log In button to log into your Pod.
Go to the Preferences tab.
In the Manage your trusted applications section:
If PodBrowser is not listed as a trusted application:
At the bottom of the table enter:
Application URL
Access modes
https://podbrowser.inrupt.com
Read
,Write
,Append
, andControl
Click Add.
- If PodBrowser is listed as a trusted application but with the
wrong access, select all of the access modes and click Update.
What do the Resource permissions mean?¶
You can share your Pod’s Containers and Resources with other Solid users. To share, you grant to the other users specific permission(s) for the Containers and Resources. The following table describes the permissions; these permissions can be combined:
Permission |
Other Solid user can… |
---|---|
View |
View the Resources within a Container, or download a Resource. |
Edit |
Change the contents of or delete a Resource. |
Append |
Add to a Resource, but not change the existing contents. |
Control |
Change the permissions for a Resource. |
Note
To allow other Solid users to display the Resource details (including the Download and Delete options) in PodBrowser, the users must have View access to the Resource.
What is stored in /pb_policies
?¶
PodBrowser creates a new root Container /pb_policies
within Pods stored on an
Enterprise Solid Server (e.g., https://pod.inrupt.com) that uses Access Control Policies.
The /pb_policies
Container stores the policies (i.e., permissions) for the Resources within the Pod.
Warning
Do not delete or edit any of the Resources stored in the /pb_policies
Container
as this could affect permissions to Resources within the Pod.