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PirateScoobs · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: Make another admin

How would I make another admin?

PirateScoobs · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject:

Nvm I found out.

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argue · Member Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

i have made someone site admin, BUT, they have no administrator powers (i know, i went onto their account to test)

can someone please help

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FoxLeonard · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject:

Argue, I guess that you have changed the member's Rank in the Profile and nothing else.

To actually make someone an Admin, you go to:

Admin Panel >> User Admin >> Permissions

Type/paste in the username and click Look Up User.

On the top left of the page that comes up, you will find

User level: with a drop down menu next to it.

Choose Administrator on the menu, and click Submit at the bottom of the page.

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Make sure that you can fully trust someone that you appoint as Admin. S/he can do everything that you can do, and thus cause a mess of your forum, be it by mistake or intention.

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uprising95 · Member Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 17

can they get in to the admin index as well and change everything ??
or would they need your password ?

thanks

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FoxLeonard · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject:

Uprising, if you make another member into an Admin, then they can do everything that you can do, without exception. In the Admin panel and elsewhere.

Hence this warning:

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Make sure that you can fully trust someone that you appoint as Admin. S/he can do everything that you can do, and thus cause a mess of your forum, be it by mistake or intention.

So, if you want to have another Admin, make sure that the member knows what s/he is doing, and that you can trust her/him; not only now, but for the future as well.

Also, keep in mind to not work in the Admin Panel at the same time (unless you have "live" contact at the same time).

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uprising95 · Member Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 17

thanks for that
im learning Very Happy

gg'ssimon · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:27 am Post subject:

uprising95 wrote:

thanks for that
im learning Very Happy

Uprising, please put the URL to your forum in all you posts. If you put it in your signature, it will always be there.

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FoxLeonard · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:03 am Post subject:

Uprising did finally put the URL in his signature, already. See this topic:

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I'm to blame for his answered and unanswered posts without URL, more than anyone else... Wink

The post I edited instead of quoted tells part of the story... Laughing

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gg'ssimon · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

I added his url in his post in this thread, to make it easier regarding this thread.

Too bad the signature doesn't get added to all posts a person has made.

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PirateScoobs · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject:

gg'ssimon wrote:

I added his url in his post in this thread, to make it easier regarding this thread.

Too bad the signature doesn't get added to all posts a person has made.

On my forum it changes once you change it in profile. All posts change. Is it the templet your using?

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