Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php
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--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php	(revision 17843)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/inc/theme-options.php	(working copy)
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@
 add_action( 'admin_init', 'twentyeleven_theme_options_init' );
 
 /**
+ * Change the capability required to save the 'twentyeleven_options' options group.
+ *
+ * @see twentyeleven_theme_options_init() First parameter to register_setting() is the name of the options group.
+ * @see twentyeleven_theme_options_add_page() The edit_theme_options capability is used for viewing the page.
+ *
+ * By default, the options groups for all registered settings require the manage_options capability.
+ * This filter is required to change our theme options page to edit_theme_options instead.
+ * By default, only administrators have either of these capabilities, but the desire here is
+ * to allow for finer-grained control for roles and users.
+ *
+ * @param string $capability The capability used for the page, which is manage_options by default.
+ * @return string The capability to actually use.
+ */
+function twentyeleven_option_page_capability( $capability ) {
+	return 'edit_theme_options';
+}
+add_filter( 'option_page_capability_twentyeleven_options', 'twentyeleven_option_page_capability' );
+
+/**
  * Add our theme options page to the admin menu.
  *
  * This function is attached to the admin_menu action hook.
Index: wp-admin/options.php
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--- wp-admin/options.php	(revision 17843)
+++ wp-admin/options.php	(working copy)
@@ -24,10 +24,14 @@
 
 wp_reset_vars(array('action', 'option_page'));
 
+$capability = 'manage_options';
+
 if ( empty($option_page) ) // This is for back compat and will eventually be removed.
 	$option_page = 'options';
+else
+	$capability = apply_filters( "option_page_capability_{$option_page}", $capability );
 
-if ( !current_user_can('manage_options') )
+if ( !current_user_can( $capability ) )
 	wp_die(__('Cheatin’ uh?'));
 
 // Handle admin email change requests