Error when new user attempts to register when skype support module is installed

Wow. That's record turnaround time. :-)

I'll give this a shot and let you know how it goes!

Thanks.

Rats... same error... Hmmm.....

[30 minutes later]

OK, so I've done some more testing. So.... I think I've narrowed it down to the function:

function skypesupport_user($op, &$edit, &$user, $category = NULL) 

On my system it occurs *only* when... that function is present. [If I take that function out, registration goes on, without a hitch.]

Additionally, the problem seems to lie with the very first line of this function:

$access = user_access('provide skype support', $user);

I say this because I observed the following:

(1) if I commented out just this line in the function, the registration worked fine -- without a hitch.

(2) Also: ***if I left this line in, but commented out *every other line* in the function -- I would *still* get the error as reported above. This leads me to believe very strongly that the bug is in this line.

I don't know enough to help here, but I think it's got to be something with this line.

Thanks for your help!

Albert
www.ithou.org

I don't know if this messes other stuff up in the program, but the following modification works for me.

function skypesupport_user($op, &$edit, &$user, $category = NULL) {
//  $access = user_access('provide skype support', $user);
  $access = user_access('provide skype support');

I looked at the error in the private message module that was causing a similar error response, and it seems like when user_access takes a second variable -- that's when the error starts to occur.

In private message:

function privatemsg_link($type, $arg) {
  if (user_access('access private messages') && ($type == 'node' || $type == 'comment') && variable_get("privatemsg_link_$type", 0) && (isset($GLOBALS['user']->privatemsg_allow) ? $GLOBALS['user']->privatemsg_allow : 1)) {
//this line below causes the problem -- note the second variable in user_access
    if (user_access('access private messages', $arg) && $arg->privatemsg_allow) {
      return array(l(t('write to author'), "privatemsg/msgto/$arg->uid"));
    }
  }
}

Anyhow, I'll keep using it like this and let you know how it handles.

Best,
Albert

Perfect! Works like a charm!

Thanks a bunch.... :-)

Albert

Hi Steve,

Glad to test stuff out....

Can't seem to see the breaking of the support user list you mentioned, ... at least so far... seems to work, but if I find this happening I'll let you know... [I'm only 1 user and I can't get Skype happening on 2 machines... yet :-) ]

Albert

Hey, there... just fyi,

the 1.9 version doesn't work for me again (same error messages as above when new user attempts to register.) However, 1.8 does work just fine.... I think it's the second variable in user_access which was added back in.... don't know why this is happening.... I tried logging it as an issue with user_access, but was told user_access is fine.

Oh well... I'll just stick with 1.8 for now! ;_)

best,
Albert