Password Protect

[psychoforum]

Hi, I am trying to figure out how to password protect a certain forum so that only those users knowing the password can get in. But I can't seem to find any way of doing this in the control center. Can this be done?
Thanks

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[JamesUS]

At the moment this isn't possible. All you can do is make a forum private and then set permissions for the appropriate users to access it.

[jojo85]

This function will not be insert soon
maybe after a stable version

[DeMoN]

is there a hack cos the preivate permissions are not working

[bira]

oh gosh, I hope they never switch to password protection. It's the lamest "security" there is.

[DeMoN]

i dont care what way i get into em i just need a private access for clan members

[MaSTaKiLLaH]

You can set up a new user group for your clan members. Then change the forum permissions, that only the clan members can access the forum.

[jojo85]

Originally posted by bira
oh gosh, I hope they never switch to password protection. It's the lamest "security" there is.

sure,but is much much easiest!

[Sven]

Originally posted by jojo85


sure,but is much much easiest!

Just short term !

Do you want to change passwords for every change of user that lost the permission to the forum?
Think about a clan-forum (as in the current question): Somebody leaves the clan - you have to change the password, mail the new pass to every other user. Some clans have quite a high fluctuation (nature of a game - it's exciting at the beginning, new games appear and members aren't interested any longer - you've got to kick them out)

Longt term it's far better to just remove somebody from a Usergroup - ready, done!

[jojo85]

Originally posted by Sven

Just short term !

Do you want to change passwords for every change of user that lost the permission to the forum?
Think about a clan-forum (as in the current question): Somebody leaves the clan - you have to change the password, mail the new pass to every other user. Some clans have quite a high fluctuation (nature of a game - it's exciting at the beginning, new games appear and members aren't interested any longer - you've got to kick them out)

Longt term it's far better to just remove somebody from a Usergroup - ready, done!

It's what i say!
Forum permission is secure but very long when many members have the permission
Forum password is not secure but very easy!

[Sven]

Well, we're a Command&Conquer Board (still on vB1, waiting for the final of vB2) but there's not a problem with the administration of private forums.
I just receive an email from the clan leader with the name of a new/to be removed member, I simply add/remove the name from the usergroup....
That's simple.

you just may get into a little trouble if you have multiple permissions (user abc has permission to get into forum x, user xyz has permission to get into forum y and forum x and so on)

[bira]

you don't get into trouble in vB2. The whole usergroup and forum permissions was simplified and made a whole lot easier.

[jojo85]

Originally posted by bira
you don't get into trouble in vB2. The whole usergroup and forum permissions was simplified and made a whole lot easier.

Yes,that is right!

[DeMoN]

yea fixed etc but my members keep getting loged out they have cookies on etc what wrong help plz

[bira]

what do cookies have to do with usergroups??

You probably changed the cookie settings - domain and/or dir - which means the previous cookies were not deleted.

Tell your users to MANUALLY delete your cookies from their computer, and after that they will be fine.