Adding users without them registering (manual adding) feature?

[ybd_admin]

YaBB SE Version: 1.5.5
PHP Version: <= 4.1.0
MySQL Version: 3.22.x
Server Platform: Unix, Linux, or BSD
Link to Forum: (private)

Problem Description:
Hi all

Just wanted to know if there is a way of adding users to the forum, without them having to sign up, as the sign up doesn't seem to work...

(think it must be the old version of php thats running on the webserver but isn't much I can do about that but the error message I'll put below)

...and I don't really want people signing up anyway as the forum is to be a internal resource center for me & collegues to sound off ideas and so on.

The error someone gets when trying to register is:
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2: crypt() is not supported in this PHP build
(.../Sources/Register.php ln 212)

[I've manually taken out the path before Sources
for security reasons but it that looked fine]
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Any idea what I can do or how I can add users to the system? Is there a mod for this purpose and if so, can you give me the download link?

If any admin's want to visit the webpage, please contact me to do so

Many thanks for any help anyone can give

Best regards & well done on another top notch product,
Nathan H.

[[Unknown]]

Your version of YaBB SE doesn't have crypt... ugh.

If you turn off "send pasword" it should work, because it uses md5 for passwords.

-[Unknown]

[ybd_admin]

Hi Unknown

Thanks for getting back to me.

Your version of YaBB SE doesn't have crypt... ugh.

Doesn't crypt come as part of it? How do I get crypt? Is it a mod?

If you turn off "send pasword" it should work, because it uses md5 for passwords.

I did but I have the Application Mod 1.3a installed and now when somebody applies to be registered, it says:

(test1) Password field empty

because of the turning off of the random password email (which I believe is required by the mod) but I want to keep the mod as I want to approve people registering to prevent others accessing the forum that shouldn't be



Any suggestions?

Regards,
Nathan H.

[[Unknown]]

I suggest you ask the author of the application mod...

You might also ask your host to rebuild PHP with crypt... it should be in there.

You'll also have more problems with such an old version of PHP.

-[Unknown]

[ybd_admin]

What I think I'll have to do is modify the Register2.php file and put the part of Register.php where it asks the person registering for a password if random password isn't active.

Not knowing php is a bit of a problem as i just need to work out where to cut and paste...

Wish me luck hehe

Regards,
Nathan

[[Unknown]]

Sorry... I'd try to help more, but I don't know anything about the Application mod.

-[Unknown]

[ybd_admin]

Hi [unknown]

No problem mate.

Turns out crypt wasn't installed on our servers, and we rehoused the forum on a different internal server.

The admin of the server installed the mcrypt module and with a bit of tweaking to get the application module to work - 100% success

Can't show you the forum unfortunately as the server is internally viewable only

But needless to say, it kicks ass

Now what mod should I install next?......

*...wonders off into his thoughts...*

Cheers,
Nath.