[borbole]

I don''t have time to make this into a plugin but make these edits manually at the class_bootstrap.php file.

Find this code:

PHP Code:

if (!$vbulletin->options['bbactive'] AND
            ($vbulletin->userinfo['permissions']['adminpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_adminpermissions['cancontrolpanel']))
        {
            // show the board disabled warning message so that admins don't leave the board turned off by accident
            $warning = vB_Template::create('board_inactive_warning')->render();
            $header = $warning . $header;
            $footer .= $warning;
        } 


And replace it with:

PHP Code:

if (!$vbulletin->options['bbactive'] AND
            ($vbulletin->userinfo['permissions']['adminpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_adminpermissions['cancontrolpanel']) OR (is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5)))    
        {
        
            // show the board disabled warning message so that admins don't leave the board turned off by accident
            $warning = vB_Template::create('board_inactive_warning')->render();
            $header = $warning . $header;
            $footer .= $warning;
        } 


Find this other code:

PHP Code:

// check that board is active - if not admin, then display error
        if (
            !defined('BYPASS_FORUM_DISABLED')
                AND
            !$vbulletin->options['bbactive']
                AND
            !in_array(THIS_SCRIPT, array('login', 'css'))
                AND
            !($vbulletin->userinfo['permissions']['adminpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_adminpermissions['cancontrolpanel'])
        ) 


And replace it with:

PHP Code:

// check that board is active - if not admin, then display error
        if (
            !defined('BYPASS_FORUM_DISABLED')
                AND
            !$vbulletin->options['bbactive']
                AND
            !in_array(THIS_SCRIPT, array('login', 'css'))
                AND
            !($vbulletin->userinfo['permissions']['adminpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_adminpermissions['cancontrolpanel'])
                AND
            (!is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5))    
        ) 


In my example I did it so the supermoderator group with the gid 5 can enter the board while being of line. You can replace the gid, 5, with whatever group you want to allow access to the off line board.

If you want to allow multiple groups, then separate their id with commas (,).


Hope it helps. I might make a mod out of this later on if I will have some free time.