Question

In attempt to create web hierarchy in the security enabled wiki I've got myself locked out after renaming Main web into something else. A lot of functions aren't working any more as they are using Main web which is no longer there.

I am getting an error trying to rename Web back into Main.

"There are problems with renaming this web: 1.You are denied access to the following topics in the web: MainCTResearch/TWikiPreferences"

reverting to older revisions do not help either. I am thinking to change the files name back to Main at the files system level, but not sure what would it do to all the associated links. Any help is much appreciated.

Environment

-- BorisSvetnikov - 18 May 2007

Answer

If you answer a question - or someone answered one of your questions - please remember to edit the page and set the status to answered. The status selector is below the edit box.

You need to be a TWikiAdmin in order to rename webs. if you are an admin, then you cannot be blocked from access to any topic.

The chances are good that you renamed the web, but didn't change the UsersWebName setting in configure. If you did, then make sure you change it back when you rename the web!

To assess the impact of the rename, search all the .txt files under data in the installation for the string "MainCTResearch." (note the dot). If there are no occurences, then no links will be broken by the rename back to Main.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 19 May 2007

Changing UsersWebName setting in configure did the trick. All the links are consistent. Thanks for the quick and helpfull response.

-- BorisSvetnikov - 21 May 2007