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Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Can’t update user’s post as an admin https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:44:34 +0000 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:15:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=18498 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Can’t update user’s post as an admin : I would suggest upgrading to the...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post111056.html#111056 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 18498
Posted: 18 July 2006 at 10:15am

I would suggest upgrading to the latest version, which is currently 8.03, to see if that fixes your issue.]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:15:17 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post111056.html#111056 <![CDATA[Can’t update user’s post as an admin : Hi, I've got the same problem...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post111029.html#111029 Author: bikegirl
Subject: 18498
Posted: 17 July 2006 at 11:47pm

Hi, I've got the same problem - tried adding the Response.Write above the "if" but still the same problem - admin can't edit posts. I'm on version 7.8. Can anyone help please?

Thanks

]]> Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:47:43 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post111029.html#111029 <![CDATA[Can’t update user’s post as an admin : When way to try a figure out what...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100131.html#100131 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 18498
Posted: 24 February 2006 at 4:31pm

When way to try a figure out what is wrong is to place the follwoing just above the line in question:-

Response.Write(blnAdmin)

When logded in as admin it should display 'True' in the page
]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:31:25 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100131.html#100131 <![CDATA[Can’t update user’s post as an admin : Hmm, that's about where...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100114.html#100114 Author: voip-dude
Subject: 18498
Posted: 24 February 2006 at 3:35pm

Hmm, that's about where I was troubleshooting. These are the lines in question, right?
_____________
If (((lngLoggedInUserID = lngPostUserID OR blnAdmin OR blnModerator) AND (blnEdit) AND (strMode="edit" OR

strMode="editTopic")) OR (blnReply = True AND strMode = "quote")) AND blnActiveMember AND (blnForumLocked = False) AND

(blnTopicLocked = False) Then

'See if the users browser is RTE enabled
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For testing, I deleted all references to "blnAdmin" just to see if the Edit page (edit_posts.asp) would still display. I would expect it would NOT display if I now attempted to Edit a post that was not mine (I'm an admin). But it DID load the edit_posts.asp page with the WYSIWYG editor. Strange.

Maybe I'm not looking at the right lines of code?

I will say that the error message "Sorry, only members with sufficient permission can access this page." isn't the expected error message. Not sure why it's displaying the strTxtInsufficientPermison constant and the insufficient_permissions.asp Access Denied page.

I would expect to see strTxtNoPermissionToEditPost = "Sorry, you do not have permission to edit this post!" message.

Any ideas why insufficient_permissions.asp would be called? Usually that's a cookie problem or banned IP, etc. Obviously, it's none of these issues. Very odd that users can edit their own posts, including me, but admins can't edit users' posts. I would think it wouldn't work at all, not "partially".

If no more suggestions, I'll go for the upgrade in the next week or so. Thanks for all your help.

Edited by voip-dude - 24 February 2006 at 3:36pm]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:35:29 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100114.html#100114 <![CDATA[Can’t update user’s post as an admin : You can also set permissions on...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100111.html#100111 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 18498
Posted: 24 February 2006 at 2:57pm

You can also set permissions on a Group basis from the admin area.

Line 377 of the file edit_posts.asp should have it hard coded that the admin account (blnAdmin) can always edit users posts
]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:57:09 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100111.html#100111 <![CDATA[Can’t update user’s post as an admin : Ok, I'll upgrade to 7.97....]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100110.html#100110 Author: voip-dude
Subject: 18498
Posted: 24 February 2006 at 2:48pm

Ok, I'll upgrade to 7.97. Though since I have several lines of modified code might take me awhile to integrate 7.97.

Curious - do you recall if v7.9 didn't allow admins to edit user's posts? This should work, right?

I am an admin, I can even access the admin page. Within the admin pages the only related thing I see is a drop-down box that says "Edit Posts" and I have it currently set to Registered Users. I even tried setting it to Forum Admins Only but that didn't work either.

I don't see any other specific checkbox or drop-down box that specifically says only allow users to edit their own posts. Thus, I assume WebWiz by default since version 1.0 allows Admins to edit user's posts?

Unless there is a specific permission I haven't used before.

Can you tell me where in the code it does the security check to see if you are allowed to edit a post? i.e. which file and approximate line number? Maybe I can troubleshoot. Maybe it's the code I added myself, such as the 24 hour delay before posting as a new user.
]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:48:43 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100110.html#100110 <![CDATA[Can’t update user’s post as an admin : Upgrade to the latest version...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100093.html#100093 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 18498
Posted: 24 February 2006 at 9:10am

Upgrade to the latest version 7.97, and also check your permissions in the admin section.]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:10:12 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100093.html#100093 <![CDATA[Can’t update user’s post as an admin : I'm trying to edit a user's...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100055.html#100055 Author: voip-dude
Subject: 18498
Posted: 23 February 2006 at 4:43pm

I'm trying to edit a user's post and I get this error:
Sorry, only members with sufficient permission can access this page.

I'm an admin, so I should be able to change it, no?

I can change my own posts, but not any of my users.

I'm running v7.9.
]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:43:59 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/cant-update-users-post-as-an-admin_topic18498_post100055.html#100055