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FReeSTER
12-06-2010, 05:44 PM
Hey guys I want to disable the IP viewing or saving IPs into database from any user. How can I do that?

I want to disable from online.php file as well.

Thanks

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with this said I want no IPs logs in my forum at all even if is a great tool

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Bump!
anyone? :p
FReeSTER
12-14-2010, 04:14 PM
anyone?
Conehead555
12-14-2010, 04:22 PM
It's in Settings -> Options
FReeSTER
12-14-2010, 06:10 PM
It's in Settings -> Options

Yes, but the bad thing is that it wont disable it for all usergroups. I want tha table and option to be remove completely from my board. If you go to the ACP to check a user profile and the IP shows there as well
Videx
12-15-2010, 11:24 PM
Yes, the forum is designed around being able to see and ban by IP number, so you're going to have a hard time. And you'll be depriving yourself of an important function.

If you're trying to allow some people to hide, just explain to them how to use a proxy. Then the IP you see will be meaningless. I sure wouldn't want to encourage anyone on my forum to do that though.
FReeSTER
08-20-2011, 04:04 AM
thank you, the problem I have is that I will have to get rid off the whole staff for not trusting. I have few leakers that are sharing users IPs and staff. I have never need that option anyway. a user fail to follw the rules just get ban and simple as that. I just dont need to log IPs in my forum for security wise.

I see an option at the adminCP but I wat to totally desable IP logs from any mod or forum hack. is it posible to make forum at the database to log IPs as 0.0.0.0 and not the actiual IP?

thanks and I pay to get this done
Marco64Th
08-20-2011, 07:52 AM
If you disable it from the Options, then IP Logging is totally removed from vBulletin. Ofcourse i can not predict if the same goes for all modifications you have installed.

Turning it off will however not removed already logged IP's from the database, that is some you would still need to do.

I feel however that you are trying to solve the wrong problem. Your problem is not that IP's are being logged but that you can not trust your staff. I would address that issue as your staff problems are most likely not only limited to leaking IP addresses.

PS You can ofcourse also limit who can view them with the permission settings.