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By walterbyrd on
I just installed the latest version of Drupal. I was surprised to find there is no apparent way to login. How do I fix this?
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create a link that redirects
create a link that redirects to www.site.com/user
The path for login is:
The path for login is: http://www.mysite.com/index.php?q=user
If clean urls are enabled then it will just be: http://www.mysite.com/user
The first one will work regardless of whether clean urls are enabled though.
Thank you. Using the
Thank you. Using the following did work.
http://www.mysite.com/index.php?q=user
However, I am still not able to create a login section on the front page. And for that matter, I am not able to edit, or create anything on the front page.
Should it really be this difficult?
It should not be difficult at all
It should not be difficult at all. The login and navigation blocks should be visible from the start in the left sidebar.
It sounds as if there is something wrong with your install. You can either try uninstalling and start from scratch again or struggle through. Here are some instructions on how to get the login block at least.
I assume that you have managed to log on as user 1. The first account created has full admin privilege by default and will allow you to do whatever you need.
I don't know whether you have the menus visible since you have other stuff missing. You need to go to admin > site building > blocks > list > garland (if you don't have the menus visible, start by going to www.mysite.com/index.php?q=admin and you should be able to follow links from there).
There should be 2 blocks configured in the left sidebar. They are User Login and Navigation; the second one will provide your admin menu if it is not there. If they are not listed in the left sidebar, then go down to the section marked Disabled and find them in the list.
On both blocks, use the dropdown box to set them to left sidebar. Once you have done this remember to click the "Save Blocks" button at the bottom of the page otherwise the changes will not take affect.
This should at least get you started.
If this does not work, then I suggest re-installing.
Good luck!
> It should not be difficult
> It should not be difficult at all. The login and navigation blocks should be visible from the start in the left sidebar.
Maybe they should be, but they are not. At first I was using the "Acquia Prosper" theme, and neither showed up in my sidebar. I switched back to the Garland theme. Now I have the navigation menu, but still no login.
> I don't know whether you have the menus visible since you have other stuff missing. You need to go to admin > site building > blocks > list > garland (if you don't have the menus visible, start by going to www.mysite.com/index.php?q=admin and you should be able to follow links from there).
I can go to "admin > site building > blocks > list" but there is no "garland" there.
> There should be 2 blocks configured in the left sidebar. They are User Login and Navigation; the second one will provide your admin menu if it is not there. If they are not listed in the left sidebar, then go down to the section marked Disabled and find them in the list.
> On both blocks, use the dropdown box to set them to left sidebar. Once you have done this remember to click the "Save Blocks" button at the bottom of the page otherwise the changes will not take affect.
I did all of that, but I a am not getting a login. I am getting the navigation menu.
I was able to view the login
I was able to view the login by creating another user. I suppose it does not work when the administrator account is the only active account.
When I log in, as the admin, using the login block, I am taken to the front page, instead of the admin page. No big deal, I guess.