diff --git a/core/permissions/app_defaults.php b/core/permissions/app_defaults.php
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+<?php
+
+if ($domains_processed == 1) {
+
+	//add the permissions
+		$sql = "select count(*) from v_permissions";
+		$database = new database;
+		$num_rows = $database->select($sql, null, 'column');
+		if ($num_rows == 0) {
+
+			//get the $apps array from the installed apps from the core and mod directories
+				$config_list = glob($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/*/*/app_config.php");
+				$x = 0;
+				foreach ($config_list as &$config_path) {
+					include($config_path);
+					$x++;
+				}
+
+			//restore default permissions
+				$x = 0;
+				foreach ($apps as $row) {
+					if (is_array($row['permissions']) && @sizeof($row['permissions']) != 0) {
+						foreach ($row['permissions'] as $permission) {
+							if ($permission['groups']) {
+								foreach ($permission['groups'] as $group_name) {
+									$array['permissions'][$x]['permission_uuid'] = uuid();
+									$array['permissions'][$x]['permission_name'] = $permission['name'];
+									$array['permissions'][$x]['application_name'] = $row['name'];
+									$array['permissions'][$x]['application_uuid'] = $row['uuid'];
+									$x++;
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
+			//save the data to the database
+				if (is_array($array) && @sizeof($array)) {
+					//grant temporary permissions
+						$p = new permissions;
+						$p->add('permission_add', 'temp');
+
+					//execute insert
+						$database = new database;
+						$database->app_name = 'permissions';
+						$database->app_uuid = 'ce1498a0-46e2-487d-85de-4eec7122a984';
+						$database->save($array);
+						unset($array);
+
+					//revoke temporary permissions
+						$p->delete('permission_add', 'temp');
+				}
+
+		}
+
+}
+
+?>