Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Unalterable Admins Can Edit Themselves

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|| Unalterable Admins Can Edit Themselves
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jan 31, 2009
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|| Time required to install: 30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Allows unalterable administrators to modify their own accounts (with the exception of the password, usergroup and membergroups) via admincp.

STATISTICS

Products to Install: 1


VERSION HISTORY

1.0.5
[+] Ported to vBulletin 3.7.x - 3.8.x.

1.0.4
[+] The modification is now compatible with vBulletin 3.6.4 - a plugin code change was required due to changed format of CVS_REVISION constant.
[+] It is no more possible for an uneditable admin to modify the usergroup(s) he or she belongs to.

1.0.3
[+] The modification is now officially compatible with vBulletin 3.6.0 and above.
[+] The modification is now a product rather than a plugin, and it supports version check.

1.0.2
[+] Added restriction to prevent code from executing anywhere but within user.php.
[+] Added restriction to prevent alteration of password for unalterable administrators.

1.0.1
This is now a plugin instead of a code hack. Cheers to Andreas.

1.0.0
First Public Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[Wseries]

Anyone else keep getting errors trying to unzip the attached file?

[thestaton]

Originally Posted by Wseries

Anyone else keep getting errors trying to unzip the attached file?

same here.

[Cindyl10]

Installed and works great! This is the ONE BIG thing I really hated about VB and you just fixed it for me! THANK YOU!!!!!

[multiplex]

what is the advantage of this feature? i'm not understanding it. why would you want an unalterable user to be alterable? what if someone hacks there account. wouldnt this mod work against you?

[daveaite]

nice job

[JacquiiDesigns]

Originally Posted by multiplex

what is the advantage of this feature? i'm not understanding it. why would you want an unalterable user to be alterable? what if someone hacks there account. wouldnt this mod work against you?

Well - sometimes you want to edit your profile information perhaps via the AdminCP - generally unalterable user (Super Admin - user#1) cannot be edited in anyway - It's frustrating, and makes it easier to simply edit the account rather than having to edit the config.php file then edit the account - then revert the config.php file -- I suppose that's one purpose for it - I like the modification and have used it since 3.5.x days LOL

Jacquii.

[WickedWeb]

From what I've gathered for those asking is that you can only edit the things that really present no security risk. For example you or nobody else can delete your account, change your password, change your usergroup, etc. So for example say you wanted to change something like your name, user title, etc. (harmless and possibly routine items). Then you will be able to do this by bringing up the user editor on yourself rather than as posted before bringing up your config file to unprotect you and then reprotect which is annoying. So things that need to stay protected and un editable are and things that are handy for you to be able to change about yourself presenting no risk then well now you can.

I really needed this. A constant annoyance for my evolving board. Thanks

[bmckinley]

Clicked Installed

[Michael.A]

thanks good one...

[redlabour]

Any Update for 4.0?