SID-01109: Register link not appearing after upgrade

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.3.2	Perl version:	5.8.8
Category:	CategoryRegistration	Server OS:	RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 x64	Last update:	15 years ago

I upgraded our twiki from 4.0.1 to 4.3.2 on Linux. I used a downloaded version of Apache for 4.0.1 and moved to /usr/www for 4.3.2.

- There are no errors/warning in configure page - LoginManager - TemplateLogin - UserMappingManager - TwikiUserMapping - EnableNewUserRegistration - yes

The Register link does not appear and the TWikiRegistration page has all fields disabled.

I tried with webs from old installation first and later without any webs from old install. The Register page does not appear in both cases. I couldn't find anything from the support pages

-- MadhanSadasivam - 2011-02-18

Discussion and Answer

I recommend to redo the configuration. Move twiki/lib/LocalSite.cfg out of the way and run the configure script. Watch out for {Register}{EnableNewUserRegistration} setting.

BTW, why not upgrade to TWiki-5.0.1? It has a nicer UI, more features and a security fix comaperd to TWiki-4.3.2.

-- PeterThoeny - 2011-02-19

Thanks Peter. For a different reason I was checking warn logs under data directory when I found the following message.

TWikiUserMapping has TURNED OFF EnableNewUserRegistration, because the password file is read only.

After the upgrade the .htpasswd file was not changed to apache user. As it was hidden it went unnoticed. When I changed ownership, registration works fine.

-- MadhanSadasivam - 2011-03-01

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