diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-hot.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-hot.get.desc.xml
index 6da5dc3c72..864d0ce9c2 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-hot.get.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-hot.get.desc.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
   <url>/api/forum/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/posts/hot</url>
   <format default="json">argument</format>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
-  <transaction allow="readwrite" buffersize="0">required</transaction>
-</webscript>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <transaction allow="readonly">required</transaction>
+</webscript>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-mine.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-mine.get.desc.xml
index 16beef8dd4..dca669606e 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-mine.get.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-mine.get.desc.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
   <url>/api/forum/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/posts/myposts</url>
   <format default="json">argument</format>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
-  <transaction allow="readwrite" buffersize="0">required</transaction>
-</webscript>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <transaction allow="readonly">required</transaction>
+</webscript>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-new.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-new.get.desc.xml
index 6f25be854d..a3d1bc9979 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-new.get.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/forum/forum-posts-new.get.desc.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
   <url>/api/forum/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/posts/new?numdays={numdays}</url>
   <format default="json">argument</format>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
-  <transaction allow="readwrite" buffersize="0">required</transaction>
-</webscript>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <transaction allow="readonly">required</transaction>
+</webscript>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post-replies.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post-replies.get.desc.xml
index a14fdc483c..956a95a08f 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post-replies.get.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post-replies.get.desc.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
   <url>/api/forum/post/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}/replies</url>
   <format default="json">argument</format>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
-  <transaction allow="readwrite" buffersize="0">required</transaction>
-</webscript>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <transaction allow="readonly">required</transaction>
+</webscript>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post.get.desc.xml
index b1b042fece..84b8d56569 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post.get.desc.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post.get.desc.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
   <url>/api/forum/post/node/{store_type}/{store_id}/{id}</url>
   <format default="json">argument</format>
   <authentication>user</authentication>
-  <transaction allow="readwrite" buffersize="0">required</transaction>
-</webscript>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <transaction allow="readonly">required</transaction>
+</webscript>