[kwlug-disc] Your KWLUG web site account is at risk

Raul Suarez rarsa at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 20 22:07:15 EST 2011


Am I aging fast or the font is smaller on the new site?

I suspect the first one, but it seemed odd.

Raul Suarez

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--- On Wed, 1/19/11, Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> From: Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca>
> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Your KWLUG web site account is at risk
> To: "KWLUG discussion" <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
> Received: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 5:43 PM
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 04:11:56PM
> -0500, Chris Irwin wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 15:30, John Van Ostrand <john at netdirect.ca>
> wrote:
> > > If you haven't logged in lately do so here http://kwlug.org/user
> > 
> > I've logged in to my account! I've logged in!
> > 
> > > If you've forgotten your password, follow the
> appropriate link and re-enable it.
> > 
> > I had to use the one-time-login from the site. I don't
> seem to be able
> > to find a way to reset my password (the 'edit' tab is
> empty).
> > 
> > Also, I have an 'Administer' link on the left-side
> menu. It lets me
> > see comments site-wide, but also looks like it will
> let me edit &
> > delete them (I didn't try). I can also see spam (I
> might be able to
> > approve, but I didn't test). I can also see logs. I
> probably should
> > not have permission to the section at all.
> 
> I have removed the following permissions for members:
> 
> system module -> access administration pages
> spam module -> administer spam
> comment module -> administer comments
> 
> Could you see whether this has restricted your
> administrative powers
> appropriately?
> 
> After the upgrade these issues may revert, so you maybe
> should check
> again.
> 
> - Paul
> 
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