Unable to make changes to Security :: Special

[Maleficia]

Your phpBB Version: 2.0.
phpBB Type: Integramod 141
MODs: Yes
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge
Board URL: http://

PHP Version:
MySQL Version:


What was done before the problem appeared?



What was done to try to solve the problem?

Attempted tp chmod admin_security.php to 666 and 777


De.scription and Message

I'm trying to increase the number of moderators in Security:Special, and I keep getting the following error:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /admin/admin_security.php on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

I successfully increased the number of moderators a few weeks ago, but this problem just suddenly appeared, and I'm at a loss for what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Mal

[Maleficia]

No dice. I installed the above-mentioned cookie mod, but got the following errors:


Warning: main(./../extension.inc) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /*********/cookie.php on line 24

Warning: main(./../extension.inc) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /*********/cookie.php on line 24

Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening './../extension.inc' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /*********/cookie.php on line 24

Warning: main(./../common.) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /*********/cookie.php on line 25

Warning: main(./../common.) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /*********/cookie.php on line 25

Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening './../common.' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /*********/cookie.php on line 25

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: session_pagestart() in /*********/cookie.php on line 33

[Maleficia]

Okay, I followed your recommendation and ran the .script, but I'm still getting the initial error I started out with at the outset. Ugh, this is frustrating!

[Helter]

is this and upgrade from another premod package? The reason I ask is that ive found another system that does not assign user id#2 to the founder and phpbb security is looking for user id#2

[Maleficia]

No, it's a direct install of the IM-141 package, and user ID#2 has been assigned to my username.

[viragotech]

is this and upgrade from another premod package? The reason I ask is that ive found another system that does not assign user id#2 to the founder and phpbb security is looking for user id#2

HS I am the admin but not user ID number 2[thus cann't get to those settings in ACP], learned long ago that folks were constantly trying to hack the admin user #2 account, so I disabled it every way possiable, so any attempts would be null n void.

scary when you get into your site and see your already logged on <img>

[viragotech]

pushin this back up......

[Helter]

open your database in phpmyadmin
open the table phpbb_config
find these three entries
"sec_admin"
"sec_mods"
"sec_name"

open the file root/includes/phpbb_security.php
find

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    function phpBBSecurity_AdminConfigName()     {         return

after, edit the code inside the single quotes with the database value for "sec_admin"

find

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    function phpBBSecurity_ModConfigName()     {         return

after, edit the code inside the single quotes with the database value for "sec_mods"

find

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    function phpBBSecurity_UseSpecial()     {         return

after, edit the code inside the single quotes with the database value for "sec_name"

the file should look like this

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    function phpBBSecurity_AdminConfigName()     {         return 'DATABASE INFO';     }             function phpBBSecurity_ModConfigName()     {         return 'DATABASE INFO';     }             function phpBBSecurity_UseSpecial()     {         return 'DATABASE INFO';     }

when your done, change the chmod for phpbb_security to 644. After install, there is no reason for this file to be writable