ACP Add User MOD

[MarudaGDA]

Hi there!

It seems, that most of my problems appear here, but never together - so this is why I post this message. Here I go:

I've installed a fresh 3.0.7PL. Then added AutoMOD, Seperate Login/Username etc. Then I've installed AddUserMod. Everything looked fine (including the additional line for login name). I've never tried to add user then. Afterwards I began to install new styles and my native language. When everything seem to be fine (some styles didn't work correctly) I went back to Add User.

The additional line is missing. When I try to add user I get this message:

General Error
The requested user does not exist.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled this mod, and nothing changed. I've tried to change language, style, purged cache, i've enabled the mod and so on and on. Nothing works. Right now I'm doing a clear install again. Any suggestions?

MarudaGDA

[bimjim]

I just installed the MOD in a new 3.0.7 install (It works just fine in several of my other Forums), and get the following...

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Welcome to xxxxxxxxxxxxxx forums

Please keep this e-mail for your records. Your account information is as follows:

----------------------------
Username: xxxxxxxxx

Board URL: http://www.xxxxxxxx.com/xxxxxx
----------------------------

Your password has been securely stored in our database and cannot be retrieved. In the event that it is forgotten, you will be able to reset it using the email address associated with your account.

Thank you for registering.

--
Thanks,
The Administrator

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What is missing is the software-generated password - I use a manual registration form for SPAM avoidance, - the software is supposed to generate the password, and there is nowhere on the ACP form for me to create one myself anyway.

I installed all of the files found in the zip file as-is - any suggestions?

Jim

[MarudaGDA]

And that's another thing at my proto-forum too.

[Acorn]

I've had the same problem. I've solved it by adding the line

Password: {PASSWORD}

after the Username: {USERNAME} line in root/language/en/email/user_welcome_inactive.txt and root/language/en/email/user_welcome.txt - don't forget to purge your cache afterwards.

[AylaAsperger]

What is missing is the software-generated password - I use a manual registration form for SPAM avoidance, - the software is supposed to generate the password, and there is nowhere on the ACP form for me to create one myself anyway.

I had the same problem and I followed acorns advice, see also my upper posts.

Go to the files root/language/en/email/user_welcome_inactive.txt and root/language/en/email/user_welcome.txt

Find:

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Username: {USERNAME}

Add on a new line after find:

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Password: {PASSWORD}

Purge your cache and try it out. The problem should be solved now!

[marius_rmfr]

I use php 3.0.7
The same error for me, the person who receive the mail has no password:

"Welcome to xxx.com forums
Please keep this e-mail for your records. Your account information is as
follows:
----------------------------
Username: addusertest
Board URL: http://www.xxxx.com/forum
----------------------------
Your password has been securely stored in our database and cannot be
retrieved. In the event that it is forgotten, you will be able to reset it
using the email address associated with your account.
Thank you for registering.
--
Thanks, The Management"

This is the first MOD instalation for me.
I tried to follow the DIY Instructions but I did not found “Add User Account” ... I found "Add user", next I clicked Add module and after that I enabled the module ....
The instructions are not easy to follow for a person who installs for the first time a MOD .... I instaled this in 2 hours and it seems is not working as it should work ...

Please help ...

[bimjim]

Sorry for the delay... been between a transfusion at the hospital (using a laptop) and getting home and booting up the monster.

I have examined the files root/language/en/email/user_welcome_inactive.txt and root/language/en/email/user_welcome.txt, made the modifications, uploaded as ASCII, and ensured that the file I loaded from the server do have the modifications included.

I also double-checked the server to make sure I am working on the right Forum!!!

Then I registered a dummy account, but the registration email received was no different. What am I missing?

You said "Purge your cache and try it out."... I know about purging the browser cache, and had a tour around the 3.0.7n ACP looking for a server cache, no juice. Do I disable the MOD and then enable it to do that?

Thanks for the help, by the way... very much appreciated.

Jim

[AylaAsperger]

I shall have to check it out tomorrow on my board, but for me it seemed to do the trick. I didn't add a dummy user so I will ask one of my newest members if she had the password in her welcome mail. If not, I have to look further to. What you can do in the meanwhile is tell your users to click "forgot password" and enter their username and email. This way they can get their passwords as well.

[bimjim]

I think the easiest work-around - for me - right now is to go back to the Manage Forums page, put in a random password, then email the users with the password I set. Since I do manual registrations and it's pretty slow in a niche interest it's just another step after each registration.

I already go in and set the "Notification" for every new user (I found they are all just too damned lazy to do it themselves - few people even read the Terms Of Use - and being a genealogy Forum I guarantee Alerts whenever there is a response or PM).

Back to the hospital tomorrow for another one, so I'll be standing by then on the laptop...

[AylaAsperger]

I do all registrations manual as well, because its a closed community. What you could do instead of putting in a random password is logging out and filling in the lost password field yourself with their data. But ofcourse you should do what you feel is best. As soon as I asked my members if they did get the password in their mail I'll get back to this topic! Good luck!

[MarudaGDA]

Hi there!

You said "Purge your cache and try it out."... I know about purging the browser cache, and had a tour around the 3.0.7n ACP looking for a server cache, no juice. Do I disable the MOD and then enable it to do that?
Jim

When you log in to ACP, in general tab (as it opens) you'll find, by the middle of the page, several buttons - including purging forum cache (the last one from the top). That's it.

See ya!
MarudaGDA

[tomaszB]

Sorry for the delay... been between a transfusion at the hospital (using a laptop) and getting home and booting up the monster.

I have examined the files root/language/en/email/user_welcome_inactive.txt and root/language/en/email/user_welcome.txt, made the modifications, uploaded as ASCII, and ensured that the file I loaded from the server do have the modifications included.

I also double-checked the server to make sure I am working on the right Forum!!!

Then I registered a dummy account, but the registration email received was no different. What am I missing?

You said "Purge your cache and try it out."... I know about purging the browser cache, and had a tour around the 3.0.7n ACP looking for a server cache, no juice. Do I disable the MOD and then enable it to do that?

Thanks for the help, by the way... very much appreciated.

Jim

Just Purge your cache manually in FTP by deleting all the files in the >>cache<< /yourforum/cache/ folder EXCEPT .htaccess & index.htm

[AylaAsperger]

Hello,

My members have told me that the change worked and that they did see their password in the welcome mail. Did you change it for all installed languages on your board? I purged the cache with the button on the ACP, not bij deleting files. This change and then purging the cache should really do the trick!

[bimjim]

Finally!!!

I purged as suggested above via FTP, added the line for the user_welcome_inactive.txt, registered a dummy account, the email still did not have the password.

Then I purged again as suggested, added the line for the user_welcome.txt, registered another dummy account, the email DID have the password.

So there is obviously another file here that needs to be changed...
user_welcome.txt
user_welcome_inactive.txt (*** SEE BELOW ***)

Thanks much for clarifying - much appreciated. The software sure re-populates that cache folder in a hurry, doesn't it!!!

Have a great week, folks...

Jim

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NEXT MORNING...

I slept on it, and woke this morning with a conclusion... that the user_welcome_inactive.txt file should NOT have in a password. If you are welcoming a new user but do not want them to be active, then they should not be provided with access, no? So only the user_welcome.txt file should be sending the password.

And while in the user_welcome.txt file I took the opportunity to make the welcome a bit more user-friendly... who is going to remember that tangled jumble of characters and numbers? We all change it to something we can more easily use.

So, here's what I added below the immediate welcome message "is as follows:"...

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Username: {USERNAME}

Password: {PASSWORD}

Board URL: {U_BOARD}
----------------------------

Your password has been securely stored in our database and cannot be retrieved. In the event that it is forgotten, you will be able to reset it using the email address associated with your account.

Thank you for registering.

If you wish to change your new password to something you will more easily remember, the location to do so is...

- User Control Panel link
- Profile
- Edit Account settings
- then enter your New password
- Confirm your New password
- below that enter your Current password (just provided in this email)
- click on the Submit button
...and you're done.

* For your own security please also get accustomed to using a secure password - which is at least 7 characters, and which should include at least two numbers. An exception to the dictionary would also be helpful!

{EMAIL_SIG}

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All in a day's work... I hope this work for some people!!

And now I'm going to re-set my user_welcome_inactive.txt to be WITHOUT the password.

Jim

[mathken330]

Hi there!

It seems, that most of my problems appear here, but never together - so this is why I post this message. Here I go:

I've installed a fresh 3.0.7PL. Then added AutoMOD, Seperate Login/Username etc. Then I've installed AddUserMod. Everything looked fine (including the additional line for login name). I've never tried to add user then. Afterwards I began to install new styles and my native language. When everything seem to be fine (some styles didn't work correctly) I went back to Add User.

The additional line is missing. When I try to add user I get this message:

General Error
The requested user does not exist.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled this mod, and nothing changed. I've tried to change language, style, purged cache, i've enabled the mod and so on and on. Nothing works. Right now I'm doing a clear install again. Any suggestions?

MarudaGDA

Also what I was looking for.
Here's the Link for this mod:
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... &t=1768595