After resetting the settings to default after having trouble getting front_page to work, it became activated, and redirected all log ins to a blank page. Entering URLs produced:

Access denied
You are not authorized to access this page.

Working with Dub to resolve this issue.

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Phillip Mc’s picture

Phillip Mc commented
Assigned: saltwater » Phillip Mc
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

Hi Saltwater,

You haven't broken your site.

Assuming you have set the default front_page to be 'node' (you can check that by going to ADMINISTER -> SETTINGS and scrolling down to the DFEAULT FRONT PAGE option.) you need to go to ADMINISTER -> ACCESS CONTROL and enable ACCESS CONTENT for ANONYMOUS USERS.

Phil

saltwater’s picture

saltwater commented

I reset the site's cache and was able to revert back. I may wait before trying front again - see if there is another solution for my issue.

Thanks for the comment.

dublin drupaller’s picture

dublin drupaller commented
Status: Closed (works as designed) » Closed (won't fix)

Saltwater: it helps others when you have an issue/problem and start a thread if you explain how it happened instead of just letting the issue hang unresolved. It means the Drupal.org forum/issue que actually has useful unformation, rather than vague answers.

Just to follow up in case others are having problems.

Just resetting the cache wouldn't have solved the problem you were having.

I logged into your site, had a quick look and your "default front page" link was set to:
?q=front_page&destination=front_page

That's incorrect.

If the front page.module is installed, your default front page should be 'front_page' (without the quotes)

If the front page.module is not installed/enabled your default front page should be 'node' (without the quotes) or 'node/2' or 'node/3' etc.

Setting the default front page

In Drupal 4.7.x you can set the default front page by going to: administer -> settings and scroll down to the default front page option...the default setting is 'node' (without the quotes).

In Drupal 5..x you can set the default front page by going to: administer -> site confirguration -> site building. scroll down to the default front page option...the default setting is 'node' (without the quotes).

You never got back to me when I emailed you so it's difficult to guess where you went wrong. The above will help you get back on track with front_page issues.

hope that helps

Dub

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dublin drupaller commented

correction: the correct steps to set the default front page in Drupal 5.x is to go to ADMINISTER -> SITE CONFIGURATION-> SITE INFORMATION.

Dub