Installed Brand New 2.07 Forum--No Editing of Forum Allowed!

Started by lindawing, January 28, 2014, 05:23:31 AM

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lindawing

We've installed a brand new 2.07 forum in a DotEasy forum, using cPanel and their Softaculous software, and could not even add boards. All the permissions are right, as far as we can see. We currently run an older version of SMF, also, and don't have this problem on that site.

After not being able to edit or delete anything, we uninstalled the softaculous installation and did a manual installation.

The same problem exists. We can't add, edit, or delete any boards.

Also, we added the SMF Gallery software, added a category, then tried to edit or delete that, and it's the same problem. We're not allowed to do so.

I've gone over the permissions again and again, and can find nothing amiss. My head admin and I are both Administrators, and we should be able to do ANYTHING, and we can't.

Please help!

Storman™


Illori

Quote from: lindawing on January 28, 2014, 05:23:31 AM
After not being able to edit or delete anything, we uninstalled the softaculous installation and did a manual installation.

The same problem exists. We can't add, edit, or delete any boards.

Quote from: Storman™ on January 28, 2014, 05:25:32 AM
Try installing it normally, don't use Softaculous.

looks like they did...

sounds like your database does not proper permissions granted so it can write/insert new lines.

margarett

I just couldn't understand from your post, what's the error that you get?
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lindawing

It just says we are not allowed to edit the forum in just about any way!

I've installed several other test forums in other directories, to see if they have any problems, and every one of them is just fine.

I've been running SMF forums for 7 years, now, and have never had this problem before. Always the forums have simply installed and run as they should, with no problems, whatsoever!

I think we'll wipe and try one more time, and I'll take screenshots if there are any problems once again, and come back here and post.

Storman™

Have you done what Ilori said and checked the permissions of the database user ? Simple creating a database user isn't enough, they must also have permission to write to the database.

lindawing

I'm not sure how to check the permissions of the DB user. I've never had to do that before. I haven't had to do anything other than set up the other forums (7 different ones).

I set up the SMF 2.0.7 forum myself this time, using a completely different database name and directory, and made sure I am the owner and admin. I get the same results.

Within the forum, I have Administrator status, and am, indeed, the only user. Administrators should be able to do anything.

I was able to change the name of the initial forum, and remove the SMF post. No problems.

I was able to add a second forum within that same category. No problems.

I tried to modify the category, and got the DotEasy error page, that says Error #403.

I tried to add a new category, and got the DotEasy error page, that says Error #403.

I checked the SMF Error Log, which says there were none.




I'm going to leave the installation as it is and enter a ticket with DotEasy, to see what they say.




In the meantime, I'm going to upload a 2.0.6 version to a different directory, and see how that goes.

Storman™

QuoteI'm not sure how to check the permissions of the DB user. I've never had to do that before. I haven't had to do anything other than set up the other forums (7 different ones).

When you installed SMF you would have needed to enter the details of the database and the database user/password. How did you originally create that database and user ?


Kindred

AH HA!!!!!!!!

The issue with categories defines your problem.

your host has mod_security active and poorly configured. ask them to turn it off.
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lindawing

Kindred--it might be that, but I think I actually figured out the problem. I'll know soon.

I think that when we created our admin user for the database, neither of us knew that we had to set the access permissions! On our old server, we didn't have to do that.

I'm in the middle of installing 2.0.6 right now...doing the CHMOD stuff by ftp just to make sure it's all done.

Once I find out whether or not the forum works correctly with 2.0.6, I'll update immediately to 2.0.7. I think everything will be fine. At least I'm crossing all my fingers and toes! ;)

lindawing

QuoteAH HA!!!!!!!!

The issue with categories defines your problem.

your host has mod_security active and poorly configured. ask them to turn it off.

OK...that didn't work. The server wouldn't let me run the 2.0.6 installer script at all, and gave me an error #404, which corresponds to the #403 error.

I tried once more with 2.0.7, making sure to use my full access user name, and...nope...still can't edit.

So I think you're right, Kindred. I will add to the ticket I've already placed with DotEasy, quoting your answer, and see what they say.

lindawing

A note from the DotEasy support staff from three hours ago:

QuoteHello Linda,

We have escalated the case to our server admin to make the necessary adjustments to mod_security. We will get back to you via this case ticket shortly.

Here's hoping that "shortly" means sometime today!

lindawing

DotEasy has now made the necessary adjustments to the mod_security script, and all is well. Thank you so much, Kindred, for correctly identifying the issue. :)

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