Did you remember to update the super Admin user Id's in the config.php file???

// ****** SUPER ADMINISTRATORS ******
// The users specified below will have permission to access the administrator permissions
// page, which controls the permissions of other administrators
$config['SpecialUsers']['superadministrators'] = '2,10760,10759,12793';

Or if you use the additional special user code (Found in these posts), did you remember to add this line in config.php after the new 3.7.0 Gold files were uploaded?

****** PRIVATE MESSAGE ADMIN ******
// The users specified below will have permission to view all user PMs
$config['SpecialUsers']['privatemessageadmin'] = '2,10760,10759,12793';

Hope that helps.

Thanks a million mate, I'm newbie in vBulletin and I didn't know.
it works.
thanks again

does this work in 3.7.x ?

thank you :)

I installed this in my test environment, and it worked like a charm.
I then installed it on my public forums, and now I can't enter the AdminCP anymore? Anyone?
I can still login to the forums, but not the AdminCP. I tried removing both files, but that did not help.

uploading readpms.php would never stop you from entering the admincp, your problem must be something else.

Thank you very much for this modification. Works perfectly with my 3.6.10 board. 5 stars for easy setup :)

does this work for 3.7 at all? or will there be an update for 3.7?

How can I make it that only Administrators have access and not super moderators!

On Super Administrators have access. Regular admins don't have access and no mods or super mods can access it either.

Installed on vB 3.7.1 with no additional file edits and works great.

Thank You! Installed in a minute and very useful! (3.6.7.PL1)

I don't like to be invasive but when I see a new user pm'ing I can tell that something is up. So then I run private message statistics and tried some of my dummy accounts and couldn't find a pm, so I had to get this mod to just look at one of them.

All of the same, a spammer.

thanks - marked as installed.

Any word on if it works with 3.7.2 without any possible exploits or errors?

Yep it does, Nick :) Without any Errors and works like a nice virgin :D

Hi,
works fine.

How can i deinstall it ?
regards lohstroh

delete both files

thx,
deleted works.

we can use admin login as user mod to read..
however, search pm option s cool to detect spammers.
can we have it for vb 3.7.1 or will this work for same?

many thanks............

Thanks for this one, very useful.

Will this work in 3.7.1?

Thanks.

Working fine for me, JPT.

I've just been PM spammed on my boards with 100 users+ getting the same message from one person, I was able to find all the PM's from this user but was unable to delete them unless I went to the database and tracked down each PM individually.

Would it be possible to add a checkbox next to each found post with the option to delete each ticked message to make spam deletion so much easier for future versions?

please please please.

Or you could just use vBulletin's built-in feature and while editing the profile of the spammer in the ACP, choose "Delete Private Messages Sent By User"

This is letting all the admins see this, which is not what I wanted.

What have I done incorrectly as far as setup and permissions?

Hi Guys.

I have istalled it on my 3.6.8 version - Exactly as described. Even double checked and changed the superadministrators to administrators. But I get no "Read PMs" on either of them in the "User" section of my ACP?

Any ideas Please?

You have to be a "super admin" to see it :) you can set this in your config file for vb.

To read pms, click on the Users dropdown in your admincp, you will see it there.

WOW! This Modifications works perfectly for 3.7.2 P1... ummm... there needs to be a better search feature.

works great

Doesn't for me. :(

I can't appear to find any "SuperAdminisrators" in my ACP - I have SuperModerators, but not superAdmins.

Help Please?

I have just created a "Superadministrator" group - and added it as the main group of my "Normal" ID (Not my current Admin ID). And it still don't show anything in the ACP "Users" section, Guys.

What am I doing wrong, Please?

I believe that setting is in your config.php file, not in ACP.

Have sorted It guys. I had uploaded it through the wrong folder. I also did as Post suggested (changed the userID number) and it works Great.

Thank you Elenna for your reply too.

Hi all,

I keep trying to add this mod to an upgrade 3.7.2 version and keep getting an "invalid file" error. Has anyone else had this and know what needs to be fixed in order to install correctly?

I have done this AND I have added the users to superadmn group and had no success with either, I am just trying to allow my other admin to view pm's

nevermind I got the code to work finally, not sure what I did diffrent this time around, Thanks

does it work with 3.7.3 ?

thanks