deleting a member :: Archived

bobocop · Nice poster Offline Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 144

Hi
I cannot find where to delete a member in the new 9.0

In 8.3 I would click on members and had the option to delete.
But on this one I only have edit user and add user no delete.

Anyone know where that option is ? If there is one
Thanks.

Trevor · Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: deleting a member

We have removed the option to delete users in 9.x because it causes too much trouble. Forum posts for that user are not removed, nor are other items such as news articles. I suggest that you suspend the user instead.

bobocop · Nice poster Offline Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 144

Thanks.
I just wanted to re register him so I can log in as him in order to move his posts from my 8.3 to 9.0.
I guess I'll just get him to change his password and give it to me.

t31os · Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: deleting a member

Open PHPMYADMIN and remove the Table Row in ' cvs_users ' that relates to that user.

NOTE:: Do not! delete the whole table or you'll lose all your user accounts.

cvs being the prefix you choose for your database tables when you installed, so it will vary from person to person.

Like Trevor mentioned though, this does not remove posts made by that user, but you wanted to delete him and this will.

If you simply want to access his account, just goto ' Modify ' under ' Users/Members ' and change his password.

bobocop · Nice poster Offline Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 144

Thanks

I have just him as a member, The site is not open yet
But he must of registered when I took it off maintnence mode to test it.

Ertan · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: deleting a member

hi,

in germany the user must have the right to delete his account !!!!
(german law

9.0 can´t or ?

regards

Mel · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: deleting a member

Go to:

Admin/Members Config/"tick" Allow user self deletion

Then when they have deleted themselves anything left behind, you can go clean up.

Mystic · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: deleting a member

Did I read this thread correctly? A user can be given the right to delete themselves, but admins cannot delete a user?

Things that make you go hmmm...

DJ Maze · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: deleting a member

Members and Admins have the right to delete their account.
However the account doesn't get deleted completely, it gets "suspended".

The user doesn't get deleted from the database because that will give loads of trouble in the Forums, Coppermine, News and a lot of other places.

Mystic · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:57 pm Post subject: Re: deleting a member

Ah... Now that made more sense. I tend to confuse easily.

Can't wait to fire up Dragonfly this weekend and start playing.

Mel · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:08 am Post subject: Re: deleting a member

Melinda wrote:

Go to:

Admin/Members Config/"tick" Allow user self deletion

Then when they have deleted themselves anything left behind, you can go clean up.

Thats why I said, "after they delete themselves, anything left behind you can go and clean up."

Using mysql to remove them is a simple process. If you dont want'a deal with deleting all of the forum posts or news articles (left behind by the removed users), assign the task to one of your moderators or site admins.

Delegation is the key to good leadership Very Happy

masterbeta · Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:43 pm Post subject: How to Delete a Member?

how in the world do i delete members off my 9.0.1.1 site?
without db direct

what happened to the "delete user" button?

and what happened to the "delete" option for members to delete themselves....?

grrr

Wink

xfsunoles · Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:28 am Post subject: Re: How to Delete a Member?

you can't delete member in 9x since it causing problem.

PerM · Last edited by PerM on Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:33 am; edited 1 time in total

Here's why: www.dragonflycms.com/F...moved.html

edit: lol, I just realized the above link points to this thread Rolling Eyes

Mystic · Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:47 am Post subject: Re: deleting a member

Seems silly to go on a search and destroy mission for all traces of a user on a site when they are suspended, unless you are preventing problems with links to their PM, WWW etc...

I would think leaving their content would be the best course of action, otherwise you'd have weird issues like people quoting a removed post or some such strangeness.

Have we not watched enough Sci Fi to understand that going back in time and attempting to change history can be a bad thing? Shocked