admin.php?op=mod_authors - Access Denied

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

I've seen more posts regarding this topic than I care to recall over the last day or so. Shocked

I've just installed Nuke7.7 with the patch 3.0.

Started with 7.5 Fantastico (Yep a noob!) Cool

and did every install, upgrade and patch along the way. Didn't miss one thing and updated all the config.php as I went along.

Everything on the site is fine, all the modules and admin areas work fine. Except "edit admin". I get Access Denied page.......... Crying or Very sad

This seems to be a common problem as I've seen loads of posts on loads of websites, but no real replies or solutions as yet?

Anyone any ideas, especially ones in a language that I can understand! LOL

CS

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12403

Are you using the God account?

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

Thanks for replying. Smile

Yep, I'm using the original admin account (must admit I wasn't, I was using a secondary SuperAdmin I'd set up, but changed back)

And I still get the same error. I've just installed sentinel and that all works fine too. It's all really odd...... I've seen so many guys with the same problem.

CS

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12403

You will get an Access Denied if:
a) 'ADMIN_FILE' is not defined - make sure admin.php has the line

Code:

define('ADMIN_FILE', true);

b) the name to your admin is not 'God' - check your authors table

c) your admin is not a superuser - check that radminsuper = 1

Have you installed any other addons? Anything that would modify the authors.php file?

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

Hi again Evader99!

admin.php had the line (think it was 15) as written above.

Where would I find your other two suggestion? Embarassed

Told you I was a n00b!

*Edit* In admin.php it mentions radminsuper = 1 a few times, but it says radminsuper == 1

And it also says $the_adm = "God";

CS

PS Once this is sorted I have kept links to all the other threads and website I've seen the same probs. I promise to re-visit them all...!!! Cool

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12403

You need to access the authors table of your database using phpMyAdmin

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

I'm in phpmyadmin.

And I've got the Authors table up, but it's not the type of phpnuke I'm used to seeing.

Any chance of telling me how I can get the full script up, or what I'm looking for, and how?

Sy, know I'm a pain......

CS

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

BTW, love the Kings of Chaos site!!!

When I've got a tad more time I'll check it out fully! I'm guessing it's a RPG?

CS

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12403

When you go to your authors table (default is 'nuke_authors') ... hit Browse on that page. It should display a table with your admins.

Make sure that you have
Name = 'God'
radminsuper = 1

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

Hi again........ Smile

Both Superadmins (organised with original install) = 1

No God though................ Just the two usernames.......... Confused

CS

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12403

You need to change an account to 'God' then. Go to edit and make that change

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

Before I start messing around with this...... *sweating badly*

I just change one of the usernames to God? Then log back in under the username god and the same pasword as the previous username?

CS

Site Admin Joined: Aug 17, 2003 Posts: 12403

Make sure the 'name' is 'God'.. the 'aid' field you can leave alone

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

Changed the name for my main account to God, left the aid section....

Still no access to editadmin, still same "access denied" message.... Crying or Very sad

Any other lines that might be blocking this?

CS

Nuke Soldier Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 13

Sorted!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeehah and thanks evader!

Had to capatalise the "g" in God............. ffs, lol............ Embarassed

Thank you very, very much!

CS