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#241174 01/16/2011 10:38 AM
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1)how do I set up additional administrator ids? The manage accounts page seems to offer only to accept userid applications.

2)the default setting for Main Administrator User Id (super admin in primary settings/advanced tab) is 2. Shouldn't this be a name, and if so, where does a password get set?

thanks in advance.. I'm sure I'll have more!

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I'm also trying to allow users to upload avatars using the images/avatar/default directory as the storage directory. It appears to have the correct permissions. When I indicate this in the Membership/Profile settings and check the directory it says either the directory isn't found or hasn't correct permissions. Suggestions?

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1) Just have them create an account, and then you can edit their profile in the control panel and under permissions you can add them to the Administrator group.

2) No, that should be a number. It's the userid of the primary admin, in this case your first user that is registerd (#1 is reserved)

As for the avatars directory you want to use a full path. In your case "/home/vintager/public_html/images/avatar/default". Normally it's best to create an entire different directory for these however under thee public_html directory.

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thank you kindly!

Next question... can users post pictures to the site or only links to pictures? The documentation seems to indicate only the latter.

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yes, they can do both smile

with the [img] tag and url to picture

for example, my sig picture is one wink

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have tried creating a separate directory but keep getting errors when I "check" it in control panel. More confusingly, some people are able to upload avatars anyway, and when I, administrator upload one it doesn't show.. yet I uploaded one OK to this forum.

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There are several items to check.
First is the Avatar Upload Storage Directory or absolute path:
create the folder.
Then the folder permission should be set to 755
As Rick stated for example;
/home/vintager/public_html/images/avatar/default

Second is Full URL to Avatar Upload Storage Directory:
for the above that would be
http://www.vintageracerules.com/images/avatar/default

Once done click on the test link. if it fails go recheck for typos in the path or your folder permissions. If it passes a file will be written to the folder called test.file.

Next is the file size of the avatar.

Then you need to set permissions for the users.
Control Panel ยป Site Permissions
Can specify a remote avatar -This probably is for the ones that have a avatar now. They can just put a link to their own offsite avatar . They don't upload them to your site.

Can choose a stock avatars

Can upload an avatar -this one is where you specify who can upload


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Does this make sense; am I pointing at the same place?

directory:
/home/vintager/public_html/forums/user_avatars
(Directory passes permission & existence checks OK

full url:
http://www.vintageracerules.com/forums/user_avatars

PS I beg to differ you are an expert.

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First look it appears okay
Once you get it figured out. where you want.
You may consider turning off indexing on your folders.
So visitors can't view your directories.
Because I can see it now as well as the test file.

Don't forget, that folder becomes a backup item.

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Looks like you got it working! grin


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Was about to say, if it's a directory to be uploaded to, it should be chmodded 777


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Hey Ruben thanks!!! We activated you so please feel free to bang around in the vintagerace forum and give suggestions.. specially if you like vintage race cars! Jack, my boyfriend who I'm setting this up for was the technical director for Sportscar Vintage Racing Association for many years. Lots of his racing buddies are signing up!

I'm not sure I follow your comment on turning off the folders.. I'll go look at that again. There are still a ton of things that I"m not sure about!!

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I haven't done unix stuff in quite some time, until 3 days ago anyway so I'm being a weenie and using Filemanager to change permissions.. rather than chmod. I'm so friggin' scared of messing something up..

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Originally Posted by Ruben
Once you get it figured out. where you want.
You may consider turning off indexing on your folders.
So visitors can't view your directories.
Because I can see it now as well as the test file.

Don't forget, that folder becomes a backup item.

Ok I'm pretty much clueless about this comment. I don't know how to turn off indexing on the folders. I also haven't even begun considering the topic of backups yet. I'm assuming the servers are backed up...

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Normally a host does back up the server but not the users files for your use for free.

The time to learn to make a backup is before you have a problem not after.

The indexing can usually be turned off in the control panel your host provides.
Or you could just simply upload a blank index.html page to each of those folders. If you take a peek in the forum sub folders where the scripts are you will see a blank index.html page in each folder. That is what they are there for to stop people from viewing your script files and start causing problems.


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