Admin and Membersgroup Mod

glennk · January 31, 2009, 10:41:06 AM

I think I saw an smf mod that creates an admin and global mod area. I did create such an area manually but Ive managed to breach security twice and allow normal members into the are. Maybe this mod will be my answer.

I cant find it in a search, can anyone remember what the mod is called ??

Marcus Forsberg · January 31, 2009, 10:41:52 AM

What exactly does this mod do?

glennk · January 31, 2009, 12:55:03 PM

It creates a board that only admin and global moderators can access. Here you can discuss the running of the site.

greyknight17 · January 31, 2009, 04:44:30 PM

No mod needed for this. It's a simple setup. Just go to Admin > Boards and click on Modify link for the board you want to be private. Then look in the access groups area and uncheck everyone except for the Administrators and Global Moderators.

glennk · February 01, 2009, 05:05:09 AM

Quote from: greyknight17 on January 31, 2009, 04:44:30 PM
No mod needed for this. It's a simple setup. Just go to Admin > Boards and click on Modify link for the board you want to be private. Then look in the access groups area and uncheck everyone except for the Administrators and Global Moderators.

Thanks Grey Knight. Can you confirm that this is 1000 % water tight and can not be over ridden by any individual membersgroup permissions. I managed to screw it up before and show my staff board to one membersgroup. Dont know how I managed it but I did.

glennk · February 01, 2009, 02:37:39 PM

Quote from: greyknight17 on January 31, 2009, 04:44:30 PM
No mod needed for this. It's a simple setup. Just go to Admin > Boards and click on Modify link for the board you want to be private. Then look in the access groups area and uncheck everyone except for the Administrators and Global Moderators.

This is not 100% bullet proof. I just set up the area, as directed and instantly have a lot of PM's from people saying they can read the board.

Im baffled again by smf settings.

glennk · February 02, 2009, 03:09:31 AM

Bump,

Can anyone help me sort out why my staff area is breached.

The board is only open admin and global mods.

青山素子 · February 02, 2009, 01:06:34 PM

Without knowing exactly what has been done and without even a link to the site, it's near impossible to know.

Unless you have granted members admin permissions, removing the ability to access the board should keep it hidden from other groups' view.

However, some modifications might complicate this. I can think of one modification that allows people to see boards they don't have access to, but they still can't enter the board. Maybe you have this and it is interfering?

glennk · February 02, 2009, 06:15:27 PM

Hi Motocochan.

Here is a link to the board and a list of my mods :

http://holderness-coast-fishing.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=760.0

1.    Treasury     2.31      [ Uninstall ] [ List Files ] [ Delete ]
2.    Tagging System    2.1    [ Uninstall ] [ List Files ] [ Delete ]
3.    Aeva ~ Auto-Embed Video & Audio    5.0.21    [ Uninstall ] [ List Files ] [ Delete ]
4.    SMF Articles    1.0.1.4    [ Uninstall ] [ List Files ] [ Delete ]
5.    Users Online Today    1.5.4    [ Uninstall ] [ List Files ] [ Delete ]
6.    RSS Feed Icon    1.1    [ Uninstall ] [ List Files ] [ Delete ]
7.    nneonneo's AJAX ShoutBox    1.22    [ Apply Mod ] [ List Files ] [ Delete ]
8.    Ad Managment    2.3.4    [ Uninstall ] [ List Files ] [ Delete ]

青山素子 · February 02, 2009, 08:16:57 PM

I don't see the topic, I get a login screen, so that is a good sign. It means guests at least can't see things.

If you are still seeing issues, PM me with a normal user account so I can confirm.

glennk · February 04, 2009, 02:37:43 PM

did my Pm arrive ?

青山素子 · February 04, 2009, 03:16:38 PM

I believe it did, but I've been swamped with work (currently my second day back after being out most of a week). If I get time today, I'll look, if not I'll try to fit it in tonight. However, my grandmother is coming home from the hospital today and I might not be able to.

glennk · February 04, 2009, 03:18:50 PM

No worries mate, no rush. Im just pleased your helping.

greyknight17 · February 14, 2009, 02:49:51 PM

Is this issue resolved now? I can't access that topic either as a guest.

It all depends on how you have it set up. If you have members in a primary membergroup and also a secondary/additional membergroup, the permissions will be off as well. So if you restrict access to a special board for the primary group that a member is in but allow access for that additional/seconary membergroup, it will allow them access.

glennk · February 27, 2009, 02:49:44 AM

Hi there.

I might have solved it. I will get back to you soon.

JimM · March 15, 2009, 03:04:07 PM

glennk - did you get this solved. I have this exact set-up on my forum and it works perfectly. If this is solved, feel free to mark it as solved by clicking the Mark Topic Solved link at the bottom of the page under the linktree.

greyknight17 · March 15, 2009, 05:16:35 PM

glennk, any update on this issue?

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