Admin Problems

**jgkiefer** · 08-14-2003, 04:30 PM

I seem to be having problems logging into admin. The system will not let me login with the default access codes. Then when I go to "forgot password" and fill in the Fields nothing happens either. I am able to access admin from the forgotten password screen using the admin link at the top next to the help links. I tried to add a new administrator but that didn't seem to work and I do not know where the password is supposed to be entered when adding a new account.
I am confused with this admin login mod. I would really appreciate someone explaining how to use it. I feel like such a newbie.

**michael_s** · 08-14-2003, 05:03 PM

Are you using:

admin@localhost.com

password : admin

If you are and it is not working, check to make sure you have write access to the /tmp directory on your server, or that there is even a /dir on your server. It looks like a sessions problem to me.

Do you have a link I can look at?

Finally, what version of PHP are you running?

Anonymous · 08-14-2003, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by msasek

Are you using:

admin@localhost.com

password : admin

If you are and it is not working, check to make sure you have write access to the /tmp directory on your server, or that there is even a /dir on your server. It looks like a sessions problem to me.

Do you have a link I can look at?

Finally, what version of PHP are you running?

Yes...
admin@localhost.com
admin

I see no tmp directory under the MS2-max installation.

I am running php 4.3.1
MySQL 4.0.14 standard

It is a new installation. I have not reset any premissions they are still the same as setup.

Here are the urls -

http://kiesys.com/MS2MAX/admin/

http://kiesys.com/MS2MAX/index.php

Any insight would be helpful. Thanks-

Anonymous · 08-14-2003, 05:42 PM

I see that a directory named temp is in the package but my ftp client did not upload it. I will add it and chmod to 777 and see what happens.

Anonymous · 08-14-2003, 05:48 PM

I added the temp directory with 777 and that did not do anything. I added a directory name tmp w/777 as stated in the post and still nada. Does the temp directory have to exist before install?

**michael_s** · 08-14-2003, 08:21 PM

No,

by default I setup sessions in the admin to use the standard root /tmp dir that PHP usually uses. That way it would work on any standard PHP installation.

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Update, I just went to the above URL and I am able to login and logut at will with absolutely no trouble at all... ? Cant reproduce your trouble at all...???

Hey, chmod your public_html to 777 temporarily. I need to fix something that I just screwed up on your site...

**michael_s** · 08-14-2003, 08:23 PM

Or ICQ me...

**michael_s** · 08-14-2003, 09:53 PM

Hey, it looks like you fixed the trouble

I was trying to fix your sessions path, and I got it wrong, and since I have no access to your server, couldnt fix the mistake.

You should create a temp dir on this path:

/home/kiesysc/tmp

Chmod it 777 , then change the sessions path in the admin to:
/home/kiesysc/tmp

That will put the sessions dir on your account, and not web accessable.

I am not sure why you cant login . Perhaps your browser settings will not allow cookies?

Anonymous · 08-14-2003, 10:13 PM

I set the sessions to database instead of the tmp. I had a long hard look at the setup. I am very used to osCommerce and have been working with the Shoppe Enhancement Controller bundle (which only works with an old version of OSC). So I am not used to the new install interface of osc 2.2. Sometimes I make things harder than they really are.

Anyway I isolated the admin login problem. Seems that if I do not logout on the admin panel and just close the browser I can't login the next time I want to access the admin. So I must remember to logout or I am stuck. Unless there is something I am missing (which is usually the case) this may be a problem. I am sure there is a simple solution.

I think the MAX bundle is outstanding. And I, for one, appreciate all the work you have put into this. I hope to contribute to this project somehow. I am not a coder but I know my way around OSC and maybe some user feedback will be helpful.

Thank you for taking the time to look into my problem.

Anonymous · 08-16-2003, 06:00 AM

As a follow up to this post...
I have discovered that to login to admin I must take the session string out of my browsers url address box in order to be able to login. Here is an example.
Change:
http://yoursite.com/admin/login.php?...95bdece8efe5e7
To:
http://yoursite.com/admin/login.php
(I actually have to enter my password and hit confirm twice)
As I am sure that this is in my Browsers settings somewhere. Since I use XP with Internet Explorer 6 others may have the same problem. I just thought I would share my solution. If anyone knows of a browser fix for this please let me know.