Issue: Cannot change Permissions

Go to AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Rebuild Bitfields, then try again.

I'm having a similar problem, Once I've set protection on an article I am unable to remove it.

I've tried updating the bitfields, I even tried the direct link:

/admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields

But the results are the same - even after a refresh of the page, or trying protection on a new article.

The page tells me that the new protection has been completed but when I go back to the article it has remained the same as I initially set it.

I'm sorry, but at that location there is no "Rebuild Bitfields" option.

I believe that changing the URL format to + rather than the default - has thrown the protect table out of sync. I'll try to come up with a workaround for the next build.

I haven't changed anything from default... So that can't be the case right?

I just changed it to - (default is +) and the problem still remains.

Ah, my problem is solved via the link Vimto gave me "/admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields". Thanks!

Thanks, this has alerted me to an order of operations issue in the installer / upgrader.

vBulletin will not build the bitfields of a product until the datastore says the product is active. In VaultWiki, the very last step of the install activates the product (in an attempt to suppress errors to users who visit during the process), while the bitfields are built earlier. This means that any new install or new permissions added to an upgrade would not be included unless the user manually builds them later.

Fixed for the next build. Simply moved the product activation code earlier.