members viewing threads in restricted area

[ITQalam]

Hello!..

i have some of my forums hidden or restricted from some user groups but i am noticing some strange activity for two to three days that many members are viewing threads that belong to the restricted forums... i have asked some of the trusted members about this issue but they say that they haven't seen any thread or any 'no permission message'

anyone knows whats going on....?

[Lynne]

Have you given them a specific link to look at and see if they can see it? Have you tried creating a test user that is in the same usergroups as these members and seeing if you can see those forums?

And there is a difference between hidden and restricted. Hidden means if you have the url, you can find it. Restricted means you need permission to be in it.

[ITQalam]

they are hidden too and no i haven't given any url of that forum to restricted members...

[Simon Lloyd]

Have you checked to see if they are subscribed to the forums? they will get notifications and urls sent to them.

[BirdOPrey5]

Make a test user with the exact same primary and secondary usergroups as one of the users you suspect has access to a restricted forum and see what you can see.