Index: trunk/core/units/general/helpers/permissions_helper.php
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diff -u -r8402 -r8409
--- trunk/core/units/general/helpers/permissions_helper.php	(.../permissions_helper.php)	(revision 8402)
+++ trunk/core/units/general/helpers/permissions_helper.php	(.../permissions_helper.php)	(revision 8409)
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 				$id = $event_handler->getPassedID($event);
 			}
 
+			$owner_id = -1; // owner is root if not detected
 			if (!$id) {
 				// item being created -> check by current (before editing started, saved in OnPreCreate event) category permissions
 				$category_id = $this->Application->IsAdmin() ? $this->Application->RecallVar('m_cat_id') : $this->Application->GetVar('m_cat_id');