#91817 by webchick and Jaza. Authors should always be ble to view thier own posts.

modules/node/node.module

@@ -2582,6 +2582,8 @@ function node_search_validate($form_id, $form_values, $form) {
  *   TRUE if the operation may be performed.
  */
 function node_access($op, $node = NULL) {
+  global $user;
+
   // Convert the node to an object if necessary:
   if ($op != 'create') {
     $node = (object)$node;
@@ -2629,6 +2631,12 @@ function node_access($op, $node = NULL) {
     $result = db_query($sql, $node->nid);
     return (db_result($result));
   }
+
+  // Let authors view their own nodes.
+  if ($op == 'view' && $user->uid == $node->uid && $user->uid != 0) {
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
   return FALSE;
 }