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preachur
emails for usernames problem

  • 2006/12/23 8:58

  • preachur

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I am importing 9000 users from another non-xoops site to xoops.

People are currently registered with their emails as usernames. I just did a test import of the users. Some of the email addresses are too long to be used as login names. I changed the maximum username setting, but still the same problem.

Example:
webmaster@delnortesales.com
got cut down to:
webmaster@delnortesales.c

What can I do?
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preachur
Re: emails for usernames problem

  • 2006/12/23 18:47

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anyone?
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Catzwolf
Re: emails for usernames problem

  • 2006/12/23 18:55

  • Catzwolf

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Sounds like the length of the field in the database table require extending. Look for email in the users table and extend it and match up the file in the /kernel/user.php file.

$this->initVar('email', XOBJ_DTYPE_TXTBOX, null, true, 60);

The value 60 is the figure to extend here.

hope that helps
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vaughan
Re: emails for usernames problem

  • 2006/12/23 20:25

  • vaughan

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and that brings another issue you will have..

on the forums, news postings & everything (online users etc) it's gonna display the email address because that would be the username..

i s'pose you could then add an if () statement to edituser.php tho, with a clause that says if uname = email then alert user that they have to change the username for a real username before proceeding..
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preachur
Re: emails for usernames problem

  • 2006/12/23 20:43

  • preachur

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Hey, thanks. I am going to send out an email to all users to login and change their usernames as soon as the new site is up. I extended the variables in the database and user.php for uname and it works. I just want them to be able to log in to the new system the first time the way they are used to logging in. Then I'm allowing them to change their usernames if they don't want their emails to be visible. Once again, thanks.
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Cuidiu
Re: emails for usernames problem

  • 2006/12/23 21:02

  • Cuidiu

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You might want to suggest to your users that they not save the login information in their computer (if they have the password manager feature enabled) or they might get confused the next time they login. Just a thought...
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Hey, thanks. I am going to send out an email to all users to login and change their usernames as soon as the new site is up.
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preachur
Re: emails for usernames problem

  • 2006/12/23 22:01

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Good idea! I will mention that. Thank you!
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preachur
Re: emails for usernames problem

  • 2006/12/23 22:17

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Okay, slight problem.... I cant seem to get it to allow users to change their usernames. Anyone know how I can do that?
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Briese
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  • 2007/1/27 16:47

  • Briese

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