Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java,v
diff -u -r1.83 -r1.84
--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java	17 Dec 2014 00:12:30 -0000	1.83
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java	16 Apr 2015 14:01:54 -0000	1.84
@@ -595,17 +595,6 @@
 	    List<MessageDTO> rList = new ArrayList<MessageDTO>(topics);
 	    MessageDTO topic = rList.get(topicIdx);	    
 	    if (topic != null) {
-		// check whehter the edit topic and the current user are same person, if not, forbidden to edit topic
-		if (topic.getMessage() != null && topic.getMessage().getCreatedBy() != null) {
-		    // get login user (author)
-		    HttpSession ss = SessionManager.getSession();
-		    // get back login user DTO
-		    UserDTO user = (UserDTO) ss.getAttribute(AttributeNames.USER);
-		    Long topicAuthorId = topic.getMessage().getCreatedBy().getUserId();
-		    if (!new Long(user.getUserID().intValue()).equals(topicAuthorId)) {
-			return mapping.findForward("forbiden");
-		    }
-		}
 		// update message to HTML Form to echo back to web page: for subject, body display
 		msgForm.setMessage(topic.getMessage());
 	    }