[Forum] Help with posting (copy and paste) permissions

[Snaphead]

When I'm logged in as the main admin on my site I'm able to copy and paste certain items into posts that I'm not able to do when logged in under a secondary admin id, even with full permissions enabled. Example:

If I copy and paste the following from http://www.aiwf.org/dallasftworth/ch...&date=2011-4-4

Here's what I get..

Copy and Paste as main admin:

Membership Drive/Hapy Hour at Komali
Monday, April 4, 2011 - AIWF Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX)
Time:06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Member Price:$20.00
Guest Price:$20.00
Chair:AIWF D/FW Chapter
Venue:Komali Contemporary Mexican Cuisine
Address:4152 Cole Avenue #108, Dallas, TX 75204
Phone:AIWF Hotline (214) 696-2493
Email:[email protected]

Click here for full details.

Copy and Paste as secondary admin (or any other user) and I get this.

Membership Drive/Hapy Hour at Komali
Monday, April 4, 2011 - AIWF Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX)
Time: 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Member Price: $20.00
Guest Price: $20.00
Chair: AIWF D/FW Chapter
Venue: Komali Contemporary Mexican Cuisine
Address: 4152 Cole Avenue #108, Dallas, TX 75204
Phone: AIWF Hotline (214) 696-2493
Email: [email protected]

Click here for full details.

I notice on this forum I'm able to copy and paste with the link intact, etc. Please what am I missing? tia.

[Trevor Hannant]

Are the users in exactly the same usergroup and have exactly the same Secondary groups (if any)?

[Snaphead]

Yes. That doesn't seem to make a difference.

[Steve Machol]

To troubleshoot this, first reupload all the original vB non-image files (except install.php). Make sure you upload these in ASCII format and overwrite the ones on the server. Also be sure to upload the admincp files to whichever directory you have set in your config.php file. Then run 'Suspect File Versions' in Diagnostics to make sure you have all the original files for your version and that none show 'File does not contain expected contents':

Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Diagnostics -> Suspect File Versions

[Note: In some cases you may also need to remove any of the listed .xml files in the includes/xml directory.]

Next, disable all products (except vB Blog, vB CMS and Skimlinks if you have them.)

Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Disable

Then manually uncheck all plugins that are not for 'vBulletin Blog' and vBulletin CMS' here:

Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Plugin Manager

You must do BOTH of those steps in order to disable all non vBulletin Modifications.

Then if you still have this problem, create a new style and choose no parent style. This will force it to use the default templates. Finally empty your browser cache, close all browser windows then try again. Make sure you change to the new style and view your forums with it.

Do you have the same problem?

[Snaphead]

These two files came back as File does not contain expected contents..

DD_belatedPNG_0.0.8a.js
blank.html

How do I fix?

[Steve Machol]

Those are not a problem. Please follow the rest of the instructions.

[Snaphead]

Followed all steps and reverted to the default vb style which was never modified. Still no luck.

[Steve Machol]

What's the URL to your forums?

[Snaphead]

www.thetalkofdallas.com and www.bimmerplanet.com

thetalkofdallas is the one I've been working on

[Steve Machol]

Can you update that to 4.1.2 and see if you still have this problem?

[Snaphead]

Sure, I've never done an update before. Will need to find the instructions.

[Snaphead]

Upgraded to 4.1.2 - still unable to copy and paste properly. None of my plugins are working, although they show installed and active. ?

It seems something simple is being missed here.

[Steve Machol]

If you have followed the instructions in post #4, then fill out a support ticket at:

http://members.vbulletin.com/members...ontactform.php

Please include a complete description of the problem and be sure to include the login info to your Admin CP, phpMyAdmin and FTP in the 'Sensitive Data' field.

[Snaphead]

Steve,

FYI..

Lynne,
You're so awesome. This was the problem. Is there a way to make the WYSIWYG editor default for usergroups or for everyone? Security concerns?
Regards,

Scott Wheeler
-----Original Message-----
From: vBulletin Support Team [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 11:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [SID-1065384-0c64c00d] Please help with user posting issues - vBulletin Issue

Scott,
Are you using the WYSIWYG editor for each of those users? Check under Settings (top right) > General Settings > Message Editor Interface for each of those users.
　
Lynne Sands
vBulletin Support Staff

[nakedanvil]

To make that the default go to AdminCP > Settings > options > message posting interface options > use standard & WYSIWYG controls.

To reset it for current members go to AdminCP > maintenance > execute SQL query > show enhanced (WYSIWYG) editor toolbar > continue

I have never heard of any security concerns.