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My installation has two users: admin and a regular user ("tgeller").
With both users, I get the following message when I try to log out: "Access denied: You are not authorized to access this page." The page shows the login boxes, but clicking on any links brings me back into the site as a registered user (either admin or tgeller).
I've tried clearing the relevant cookies from my browser cache, to no avail. Any ideas?
Thanks,
--Tom Geller
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specific version of Drupal ?
specific version of PHP ?
Depending on permissions and where you log out, may explain why you get an access denied issue.
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Versions
Oh, sorry, I should have said that at first.
Drupal = 5.2
PHP = 4.4.7
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Tom Geller * San Francisco
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Tom Geller * tomgeller.com * Oberlin, Ohio
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If the logout link is /user/logout then try just /logout instead.
Nope, that's not the problem
The logout link is currently /logout.
BTW, this is Drupal 5.2 and PHP 4.4.7.
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Tom Geller * San Francisco
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Tom Geller * tomgeller.com * Oberlin, Ohio
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Hmm... Try to empty ("truncate") all the database tables with names starting with "cache".
(That's the troubleshooting equivalent of a Windows reboot, a usual miracle cure.)
Could you give me
Could you give me step-by-step instructions? I've never been good with database foo. Thanks,
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Tom Geller * San Francisco
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Tom Geller * tomgeller.com * Oberlin, Ohio
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On your server go to phpmyadmin and then
- open your Drupal database
- select all the tables with names starting with "cache", by clicking on their check boxes (there are at least 4 cache tables, possibly more)
- scroll down the page, and select "With selected", "Empty".
Thank you!
That seems to have worked. The problem appeared again a minute later, but after reclearing the cache, it's disappeared again. I'll repost if it doesn't stick.
Thanks again,
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Tom Geller * San Francisco
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Tom Geller * tomgeller.com * Oberlin, Ohio
See my lynda.com videos about Drupal
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If the problem reappears, it is possible that your cache settings in /admin/settings/performance are too aggressive for the modules which you are using.
Thanks again
Thanks again -- I'll check that first if the problem recurs.
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Tom Geller * San Francisco
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Tom Geller * tomgeller.com * Oberlin, Ohio
See my lynda.com videos about Drupal