Fatal Error - Registered Users cannot see forums

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rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

Hi all

I put the forum up in a production setting on a brand new website I have been building (www.bcgunkholing.com). However now that I am getting non-admin users, it turns out that registered users are not able to see the forums. When a registered user logs in only the categories are shown.

Since this is forum software, it is pretty much a show stopper when registered users can't access the forums.

Is there a fix, workaround or setting to resolve this issue?

Thanks

Richard

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Jaben
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15 years ago

You need to check your registered user permissions. They do not have read permission for the forums.

rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

Where would I find that permission setting? If I look at Roles I can see the Access Mask. If I look at the access mask, member access is set to read.

chriscoe71
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15 years ago

Where would I find that permission setting? If I look at Roles I can see the Access Mask. If I look at the access mask, member access is set to read.

rmcbride@rama.com wrote:

Go to the Forums section and click on Edit next to each Forum. At the bottom of that page are the access settings for that specific forum.

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rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

Hi there

I did this to begin with. Admins have Admin, Guests have No Access, Registered have Member Access.

Jaben
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15 years ago

What does Member Access permission look like?

rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

Name, Read, Post, Reply, Priority, Poll, Vote, Moderator, Edit, Delete, Upload, Download

Member Access, True, True, True, False, False, True, False, True, True, False, True

rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

I have figured this out.

When a user signs up for the forums, he or she is automatically given access. However the users status under Administration » Users » Edit User » Edit Roles is left UNCHECKED, despite them being enrolled as a registered user.

The _temporary_ workaround is to manually set this flag for everyone who signs up. However it would be great if someone could suggest to me why this flag isn't automatically set to Registered User.

Environment is Windows 2003 Server, SQL 2005.

Thanks

Richard

Now, if I can only get this small textbox thing worked out...

rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

If anyone could tell me the database dependencies for the Registered User flag to be set, it would be useful. Then I could just write a small db script that would update the flag for new users, and run it every day. At least it would eliminate having to go in and set that checkbox for every new user.

Or if you have an alternative approach, I wouldn't mind hearing it.

Thanks

Richard

mddubs
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15 years ago

#10

You can set 'Is Start' for a role, maybe that'll help.

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rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

#11

The Registered Member role is already set at "Is Start".

rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

#12

However I just noticed that "Is Start" was not selected with the Rank of Member. I will check that box.

As a comment, a setting like this should either be set once if it is intended as a global setting, or named differently if it has two different purposes. I am not sure what the difference is between "Is Start" in the "Administration » Ranks" screen versus "Is Start" in the "Administration » Roles » Edit Role screen".

However I will post if this resolves the issue.

rmcbride@rama.com
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15 years ago

#13

Setting "Is Start" with the Rank of Member did not resolve this issue. New members must still be manually flagged into the Registered role in the "Administration » Users » Edit User" screen in order for them to see the forums.

mddubs
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15 years ago

#14

However I just noticed that "Is Start" was not selected with the Rank of Member. I will check that box.

However I will post if this resolves the issue.

rmcbride@rama.com wrote:

Roles and Ranks are two very different things.

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@butun
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15 years ago

#15

I have figured this out.

The _temporary_ workaround is to manually set this flag for everyone who signs up. However it would be great if someone could suggest to me why this flag isn't automatically set to Registered User.

Environment is Windows 2003 Server, SQL 2005.

Thanks

Richard

Now, if I can only get this small textbox thing worked out...

rmcbride@rama.com wrote:

I guess this is a bug, anything new about this issue?

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