New Alfresco user here having trouble with errors when assigning permissions on simple workflow and out-of-the-box permissions. Any help is appreciated. 
I have 2 questions:
1) What permission role must a user have on the space they are sending content to via the simple workflow approve/reject action? I am assuming contributor since they are 'adding content'. Is a custom permission configuration the only way to limit authority in the destination space to simply moving content via the simple workflow?
2) I am getting the following error on the simple workflow when the user is coordinator of the space where the content is currently and contributor of the space where the approval workflow moves the content:
Note this is not the error given when the user is restricted by persmission:
As admin I can move the document completely through the workflow but when assigning permissions - even when making all the parties coordinators I can't make it work.
Here is the info in the tomcat box (I am NOT 'technically confident' so this is prolly more than needed):
I have 2 questions:
1) What permission role must a user have on the space they are sending content to via the simple workflow approve/reject action? I am assuming contributor since they are 'adding content'. Is a custom permission configuration the only way to limit authority in the destination space to simply moving content via the simple workflow?
2) I am getting the following error on the simple workflow when the user is coordinator of the space where the content is currently and contributor of the space where the approval workflow moves the content:
Failed to approve the document due to system error: Unknown Exception in Transaction.
Note this is not the error given when the user is restricted by persmission:
Failed to approve the document due to system error: Access Denied. You do not have the appropriate permissions to perform this operation.
As admin I can move the document completely through the workflow but when assigning permissions - even when making all the parties coordinators I can't make it work.
Here is the info in the tomcat box (I am NOT 'technically confident' so this is prolly more than needed):
Caused by: org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.AccessDeniedException: Access
Denied. You do not have the appropriate permissions to perform this operation.
at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethod
Interceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:53)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)
at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.audit(AuditComponentImpl.j
ava:238)
at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInte
rceptor.java:69)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)
at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.in
voke(TransactionInterceptor.java:107)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynami
cAopProxy.java:210)
at $Proxy2.addAspect(Unknown Source)
at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.SimpleWorkflowActionExecuter.execut
eImpl(SimpleWorkflowActionExecuter.java:108)
at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.ActionExecuterAbstractBase.execute(
ActionExecuterAbstractBase.java:120)
at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.directActionExecution(Acti
onServiceImpl.java:537)
at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.CompositeActionExecuter.executeImpl
(CompositeActionExecuter.java:72)
at org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.ActionExecuterAbstractBase.execute(
ActionExecuterAbstractBase.java:120)
at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.directActionExecution(Acti
onServiceImpl.java:537)
at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.executeActionImpl(ActionSe
rviceImpl.java:472)
at org.alfresco.repo.action.ActionServiceImpl.executeAction(ActionServic
eImpl.java:399)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflecti
on(AopUtils.java:281)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJo
inpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:187)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:154)
at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.AlwaysProceedMethodInterc
eptor.invoke(AlwaysProceedMethodInterceptor.java:40)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)
at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethod
Interceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)
at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.auditImpl(AuditComponentIm
pl.java:256)
at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.audit(AuditComponentImpl.j
ava:191)
at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInte
rceptor.java:69)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)
at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.in
voke(TransactionInterceptor.java:107)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynami
cAopProxy.java:210)
at $Proxy19.executeAction(Unknown Source)
at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executeRule(RuleServiceImpl.ja
va:918)
at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRule(RuleService
Impl.java:886)
at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRulesImpl(RuleSe
rviceImpl.java:857)
at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleServiceImpl.executePendingRules(RuleServic
eImpl.java:830)
at org.alfresco.repo.rule.RuleTransactionListener.beforeCommit(RuleTrans
actionListener.java:69)
at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport$TransactionS
ynchronizationImpl.beforeCommit(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:626)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationUti
ls.triggerBeforeCommit(TransactionSynchronizationUtils.java:48)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionMa
nager.triggerBeforeCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:821)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionMa
nager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:637)
at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionMa
nager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:624)
at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.
commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:307)
at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(Sprin
gAwareUserTransaction.java:420)
… 32 more
Caused by: net.sf.acegisecurity.AccessDeniedException: Access is denied.
at net.sf.acegisecurity.vote.AffirmativeBased.decide(AffirmativeBased.ja
va:86)
at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.beforeInvo
cation(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:394)
at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInter
ceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:77)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(
ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:176)
at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethod
Interceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49)
