Can't delete thread if I select tick box

whu606

If I check the tick box next to a thread I get the message:

Take Action: Delete/Merge

I can Merge (and Split) fine, but if I select 'Delete' I get the following error:

Permission Problem

You don't have permission to do that.

I can delete the thread if I use the options.

Any clues as to what I need to do?

Thanks.

x00

grep

or grep alternatives.

If you are unlucky enough on be on windoze, I remember using a program called agent ransack

UnderDog

Oh man... you need to look into the source code for this one.
Find this piece of text:
You don't have permission to do that then find in which specific cases you get that error message.

It might be with just a delete action, which I assume.

Maybe with a delete action from the options menu an extra token will be sent and with split / merge that token is forgotten.

whu606

Underdog - thanks for the reply.

Could you suggest what program would be best to do that search?

x00

grep

or grep alternatives.

If you are unlucky enough on be on windoze, I remember using a program called agent ransack

whu606

cheers xOO

I am indeed on Windows, so shall give it a go.

Domos123

you can always ctrl-f in notepad, or whatever package you use to code php

whu606

Domos

Thanks, but the issue was trying to find the text site wide.

The agent ransack program did the job perfectly.

StumpyJoe

Hi, I can't tell from the above how this problem was answered. I also can't delete multiple messages using the split / merge option that pops up on the lower left when I check multiple discussions.

I found "You don't have permission to do that" in two files:

applications\dashboard\views\home\permission.php
and
library\core\functions.error.php

Neither file is helpful in determining what might be the problem for why I can't delete multiple discussions. @whu606 what did you find to fix this problem? Thanks.

whu606

@StumpyJoe

Sorry, I never found out what was causing the issue, just how to find where the error message was.

StumpyJoe

I realized I asked this earlier, and I think I found the problem (by "I" I mean @peregrine).

Line 291of applications/vanilla/controllers/class.moderationcontroller.php says
$this->Permission('Vanilla.Comment.Delete', TRUE, 'Category', 'any');
There is no vanilla.comment it SHOULD say
$this->Permission('Vanilla.Comments.Delete', TRUE, 'Category', 'any');
I made that little edit, and I'm able to delete multiple discussions just fine.

You can read the other thread about this here

whu606

@Stumpyjoe

Nice one!

And thanks a lot for posting your findings.

Arifman

All I see is a checkbox but nothing else. I can select as many checkboxes as I please but then what should happen? No popup no options no drop down list.

What should happen after selecting few checkboxes?

peregrine

@Arifman
are you a moderator as well as admin? the plugin is for moderators.

for version vanilla 2.0.18.8
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/177120/#Comment_177120

MasterOne

Lucks like that bug in applications/vanilla/controllers/class.moderationcontroller.php has already been fixed in 2.1b1.