Registration problem: username in use
 

Hi,

I'm running vb 4.1.2 and get a lot of questions from wannabe users that no matter what username they enter at the registration page the get this message:

That username is already in use or does not meet the administrator's standards. If you are <username> and you have forgotten your password, click here.

I tried to solve it by disabling my products but that wasn't the solution.

Can anybody help me with this?
Thx in advance!

Create a new style with no parent:

• Styles & Templates > Style Manager > Add New Style
• Parent Style: No Parent Style
• Title: Default vBulletin
• Allow User Selection: Yes
• Save

Then browse the site using that totally default vbulletin style (since this is a registration option, you must set it as your default style) - do you still have the same problem?

If so, try disabling your modifications/plugins and see if you still have this problem.
Note: To temporarily disable the plugin system, edit includes/config.php and add this line right under <?php

Also I think there are some options that might cause this, though I can't remember what they are right now. I'm thinking of maybe a bad regex in User Registration Options or something in Censorship Options.

Or it really could just be a few users trying to use a popular name.