Access callback for user/%user/edit menu item not working

Question

I have two roles, client & student. Students can edit their profiles, clients cannot. I thought the easiest way to solve this would be to add a permission as per below:

function si_permission() {
  return array(
    'edit account' => array(
    'title' => t('Edit account'),
    'description' => t('Allow users to edit their account')
  )
}

I then altered the menu item and changed the access callback to my new permission:

function si_dashboard_menu_alter(&$items) {
  $items['user/%user/edit']['access callback'] = user_access('edit account');
}

I then set the permission appropriately in permissions settings, but it does not work. It always appears to be false, so the menu item access is always disabled. I have even debugged 'user_access('edit account')' whilst logged in as the appropriate user and it returns TRUE, so I know the permission is working.

All caches cleared, menus rebuilt using developer tools. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Ok, it appears I have to set the access as per following:

function si_dashboard_menu_alter(&$items) {
  $items['user/%user/edit']['access callback'] = 'user_access';
  $items['user/%user/edit']['access arguments'] = array('edit account');
}