Moderators Functions - vbAccessDenied

Keywords: admincp, access denied, forum access, access, user, admin, usergroup


This modification contains a MySQL injection vulnerability, and you are hereby advised to unintall this modification until such time that the author provides a fix.
-- vBorg Staff


Description:
A powerful tool for customizing the generic vBulletin access denied message.

Translations
German (Thanks to alluidh)

Features:

• Fully Phrased.
• Turn on or off in admin cp.
• Created a custom message for any vBulletin generic access denied message.
• Personalize messages with any user, forum or usergroup information.
• Automatically send a PM to one or more users the first time a member receives a specific access denied message.
• Personalize the PM with any user, forum or usergroup information.
• Add an approval link to the automatic PM that will give the user a new primary or secondary usergroup of your choice when clicked.
• Send a PM to everyone who received the original access request, and the requesting user, when they are approved.
• Several layers of security.

Use Case
On my board we only allow access to a few forums until a user has been approved by an admin. The sample screen shots show this process in action.

Install

1. Download the vbAccessDenied_1.0.zip file.
2. Unzip and upload the files in the upload directory to your forum root.
3. Import the product file in your admincp.
4. Create custom messages as desired.

1.1 Changes

1. Supports bbcodes in messages (see updated screen shot).
2. Fixed sql bug that prevented many messages from showing properly.
3. Removed 255 character limit on messages.

Upgrade from 1.0 to 1.1
You will need to reupload all files, and uninstall and reinstall the product to upgrade from 1.0 to 1.1. Please copy your messages to a text editor first if you want to save them.

[Xplorer4x4]

Well you can change the access denied message by editing a phrase, but this far surpases that option. This look to be a GREAt hack.

Thank you!

[GamerzWorld]

Cant seem to get it to work, where will the error message display?

[hambil]

Originally Posted by GamerzWorld

Cant seem to get it to work, where will the error message display?

By just installing it won't do anything. You have to create custom messages.

The messages will then display when a user tries to do something they don't have access for, if you've created a message for that case. Otherwise they will get the default vBulletin message.

If you tell me what you are trying to do I might be able to help walk you through it.

[GamerzWorld]

Originally Posted by hambil

By just installing it won't do anything. You have to create custom messages.

The messages will then display when a user tries to do something they don't have access for, if you've created a message for that case. Otherwise they will get the default vBulletin message.

If you tell me what you are trying to do I might be able to help walk you through it.

I have several clans on my site. I am trying to make it so that when someone tries to access a private clan forum they are applied for the usergroup of there clan needed for the access. Here is an example of the custom message I added yet it did not display..

Usergroup: Register users
Forum: Private Forum, Spiritual Connections USA
Script: * - Not sure if I should set to somethging?
Send PM : Yes
PM test: this is a test
Users: Merlin
Add a link to approve: Yes
Usergroup : SpiritualMember[USA]

Hope you get the idea :banana:

[hambil]

How is access to "Private Forum, Spiritual Connections USA" set? If they can view it, but not post or create threads, then they won't get the message until they try to create a thread or post.

[bada_bing]

Nice idea will reserve for future use

[GamerzWorld]

Originally Posted by hambil

How is access to "Private Forum, Spiritual Connections USA" set? If they can view it, but not post or create threads, then they won't get the message until they try to create a thread or post.

Is there no way that when they enter they try to enter the forum it gives the message?

[hambil]

Originally Posted by GamerzWorld

Is there no way that when they enter they try to enter the forum it gives the message?

I believe the problem is a vBulletin problem. If the forum is visible they can enter it. If it isn't visible they don't even see it. If you mark it as not visible and they try to access it via a bookmark or other url, they will get the message.

[GamerzWorld]

Originally Posted by hambil

I believe the problem is a vBulletin problem. If the forum is visible they can enter it. If it isn't visible they don't even see it. If you mark it as not visible and they try to access it via a bookmark or other url, they will get the message.

Cant seem to get it to work >.< Doesnt seem to be added

p.s. is it possible to make users apply for a usergroup in the error rather than use this system

[hambil]

Originally Posted by GamerzWorld

Cant seem to get it to work >.< Doesnt seem to be added

If you want to give me access I can take a look at your site and see what the problem is. Or you can give me some screen shots of usergroup/forum permissions, and your vbAccessDenied setup and I'll see if I can spot the problem.