Admin Profiles (for v1.3.x only!) Support Thread

I've downloaded and unzipped this and the directions are quite confusing to me. I'm scared I'm going to mess something up in my store.
Is there anyone that could install this for me?

I'm a new Zencart user. I've just downloaded and installed 1.3.8a along with admin_profiles 1_0_8. I notice one error in your install_admin_profiles.sql file. Line 273 is a "Create table 'admin_allowed_pages'" where I believe you meant to create an admin_allowed_categories table.

stresstool:

I'm a new Zencart user. I've just downloaded and installed 1.3.8a along with admin_profiles 1_0_8. I notice one error in your install_admin_profiles.sql file. Line 273 is a "Create table 'admin_allowed_pages'" where I believe you meant to create an admin_allowed_categories table.Admin Profiles only goes up to 1_0_7.

I think that you must have downloaded "Admin Users - Restrict Product Categories" which was a well-meaning but flawed attempt to extend Admin Profiles, and which is not supported in this thread.

Cienwen:

First, please excuse me if this has already been asked. I was unable to find an answer.

So, I am using Admin Profiles to restrict access to two other people. These people will be processing orders and adding products to the Catalog. So that they do not mess up my settings I don’t want them to have access to the nuts and bolts of the Cart. I would however, like them to have access to change their passwords if need be. I attempted to give them access to the Tools menu and then access to the Admin Settings. I did not check off the Admin Controls* box listed under Third Party mods.

Unfortunately, this gives them access to change their passwords but also everyone else’s and gives them access to the Admin Controls which defeats the purpose.

Does anyone know how I could restrict their access to resetting their passwords only?

Thank you much.

Hi,

Any progress on this "security levels" feature? It's a must have in order to protect some site owners from themselves, by hiding the tech stuff, yet still allowing product management and personal password management.

Could the admin (super user) maybe be placed in a separate dropdown menu, away from all the other users? Here comes the dumb question...How hard would that be to do?

Thanks

Hi guys,

Ive installed this module and all the required patches, but however when i go to the TOOLS/ADMIN SETTINGSpage, i dont see the permissions button. Could someone please help me in solving this problem

Thanks

zranno:

Hi,

Any progress on this "security levels" feature? It's a must have in order to protect some site owners from themselves, by hiding the tech stuff, yet still allowing product management and personal password management.

Could the admin (super user) maybe be placed in a separate dropdown menu, away from all the other users? Here comes the dumb question...How hard would that be to do?

ThanksAdmin Profiles works by controlling which pages a user can access. What you are wanting would require the pages themselves to be re-written. This was something that I considered doing for the Admin Control page, but there just didn't seem to be enough interest to justify the effort.

ubahn:

Ive installed this module and all the required patches, but however when i go to the TOOLS/ADMIN SETTINGSpage, i dont see the permissions button. Could someone please help me in solving this problemSounds like you haven't done step 3 of the installation instructions.

PLEAAAAASE, this is urgent as the site is a live site.

I've installed admin profiles 1.0.7 on zc 1.3.8a. I'm using the cherry_zen template. most if not all admin files are defaults. I've done this a few times before and never had a problem.

Here are my steps:

1. placed site under maintenance

2. did a backup of db

3. in admin, uploaded the .sql. i think i made a mistake and uploaded the upgrade not the install. when I noticed the error in admin, i opened the install.sql file and noticed it drops the table and re-inserts it. so i uploaded the Install.sql via phpmyadmin. i can now see the admin

4. I FTPd the ADMIN files to the server

5. I FTPd the extras - patched files for ZC1.3.8a

when i log into admin, I cannot see the css menu

what did I do wrong?

:clap:Kuroi:

further to my post. I visited the wiki and implemented the solution for missing admin menus.

when I log in, i can now see the tools menu. however when I click on permissions next to my id, i still get this error:

Sorry, your security clearance does not allow you to access this resource.

Please contact your site administrator if you believe this to be incorrect.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

:huh: should I amend the install.sql and change the id of lines 56-65 (admin visible headers) to my id? same for lines 186-243 (admin allowed pages)?

I realize there is a time difference, i'm on the West Coast of Canada, but if you or someone else can assist, this is most critical.

thank you.

FIXED:

in case anyone else experience this problem, here's my solution:

I did swap the ID=1 to my ID# in the nstall_admin_profiles.sql in the lines 56-65 (admin visible headers) and 186-243 (admin allowed pages). this worked.

Glad you found the solution.

Hi i have follwed the instructions and am using the latest version against the latest version of zen cart. The little P correctly appears on the admin settings page however, when i click on any of the new options such as edit permissions or the little permissions orange circle i get error 404 page does not exist? Any ideas?

ignore me i had missed one of the files when copying over lol sorry :)

I am using the newest version of Zen Cart 1.3.8
I have only one installed addon and that is admin profiles.

I have modified the classic template. Here is my problem when I added admin profiles i forgot to patch it first now the issue I am having is this

1146 Table 'scr0908708265688.zen_admin_menu_headers' doesn't exist
in:
[select id from zen_admin_menu_headers where header = 'Configuration']
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

I am in MyPhP admin and in my database that it is requesting I have looked all over my database and there is no zen_admin_menu_headers. I have never had this problem till I tried to install admin profile would like to know how to fix this.

have you installed the sql patch.
many people, including myself have installed this mod and it works. For the most part of not working, its due to lack of correct installation...:huh:

I have that problem fixed and now have another.

1054 Unknown column 'admin_id' in 'field list'
in:
[select admin_id from zen_admin_visible_headers where header_id = '1']
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

I didnt change anything in the install sql other than adding zen_ to the patch in all the places it needed it. I am tearing my hair out here.

Katies30f:

I have that problem fixed and now have another.

1054 Unknown column 'admin_id' in 'field list'
in:
[select admin_id from zen_admin_visible_headers where header_id = '1']
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

I didnt change anything in the install sql other than adding zen_ to the patch in all the places it needed it. I am tearing my hair out here.
Nevermind I got it fixed now.

I'm looking at buying an online store. Is it possible in admin profiles to have a "Look but don't touch" option? Full access at looking, zero access at changing.

TIA!

troublex5plus1:

I'm looking at buying an online store. Is it possible in admin profiles to have a "Look but don't touch" option? Full access at looking, zero access at changing.
No. Admin Profiles allows a store owner to restrict access to pages, but makes no attempt to change how pages work.

Thanks. Not the answer I was hoping for but then again I didn't expect to get an affirmative.

kuroi:

No. Admin Profiles allows a store owner to restrict access to pages, but makes no attempt to change how pages work.