- Patch #30984 by webchick, keith.smith, kkaefer, Crell et al: provide descriptions for permissions on the permission administration page.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 0effc2601..d59cd9d99 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -491,7 +491,12 @@ function user_is_blocked($name) {
  * Implementation of hook_perm().
  */
 function user_perm() {
-  return array('administer permissions', 'administer users', 'access user profiles', 'change own username');
+   return array(
+     'administer permissions' => t('Manage the permissions assigned to user roles. %warning', array('%warning' => t('Warning: Give to trusted roles only; this permission has security implications.'))),
+     'administer users' => t('Manage or block users, and manage their role assignments.'),
+     'access user profiles' => t('View profiles of users on the site, which may contain personal information.'),
+     'change own username' => t('Select a different username.'),
+   );
 }
 
 /**