ACL Replication

Issue

It's not possible to replicate ACLs anymore (that is, from the author instance to the publish instance).

Solution

This behavior is by design.

The ACLs starting CQ5 are content-centric, and not user-centric as in CQ4. Usually you have different access rights on publish and author from a content perspective. So it makes no sense to replicate the content-centric ACLs anymore.

With a CUG (closed user group), Adobe provides an out-of-the-box solution. In the pageprops of a page, it will allow you to protect this page (and all subpages) by a specific CUG. That way, only users that are members of a specific group have access. The ACL on the publish is set on the publish itself automatically if the page is activated.

Applies to

AEM 6.*