A user named "System"
taichicentral
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Sound like a character from "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey".
I did the trial at Vanillaforums.com, and then migrated the forum to my own host.
Now I see that there is a user on my forum with the Username: "System", and the Email: system@vanillaforums.com
Who is this? What happens if I delete this user?
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Shadowdare
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The System user is created by Vanilla and is used as the default user for some features and plugins.
Deleting it won't do anything as it will get recreated. Read this discussion to find out more: http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/24669/can-i-delete-user-system
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I believe the system account was created on the hosted version and imported as a normal user in your version.
Backup your DB, delete the system accounts, and see what happens. It should just regenerate 1 system account.
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don't delete it. it is automatically added by Vanilla.
Have you considered searching this forum for System User?
and see post below by shadowdare.
since you are new to vanilla self-hosted here are some threads that might help as well.
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25115/how-to-how-can-a-new-user-better-help-the-community-when-asking-a-question#latest
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23130/forum-post-ettikett-etiquette
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/17954/food-for-thought-forum-etiquette
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23483/advice-for-all-those-just-starting-out-with-vanillaplease read.
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.
The System user is created by Vanilla and is used as the default user for some features and plugins.
Deleting it won't do anything as it will get recreated. Read this discussion to find out more: http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/24669/can-i-delete-user-system
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You shouldn't delete him. Instead you should give him a soul: http://vanillaforums.org/addon/shwaipbot-plugin
Thanks folks.
Yes, Pregrine. I did search for several versions of my question, and no relevant topics came up that answered my question. Perhaps the wording of my search was not specific enough, or too specific.
Here is another question that was not answered in any of the other threads.
"Why is it that the system which is hosted on my server, has an email that appears to be located in Dallas."
I'm not intending to be rude, Peregrine. I posted this question last night. Then checked the email this morning as soon as I finished digging my way back to work.
The other thing is that I have two users named System, both with the same email Address.
I believe the system account was created on the hosted version and imported as a normal user in your version.
Backup your DB, delete the system accounts, and see what happens. It should just regenerate 1 system account.
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Do what @hgtonight said and kick both of them. There should only be one System-Zombie.