Admin How To's

[Paul]

This is a thread where admins can ask or advise on how to do something "technical"

For exampe, I wanted to add a second item to the news box but when I did the first one disappeared? I didn't remove the first one, so how do you add a second item without having to fit it all into the one little box so that people have to scroll down and they never do


Oh and can some one sticky this topic, I either can't or don't know how

[Megageth]

If you view the topic again you will see buttons on the bottom left to stickify.

[SlipperyDuck]

It's quite strange that you've started this topic, a few days ago i started writing the GRRR.co.za Admin manual.

It will take a while, but it's going to cover the admin for:

1. Back-end Server admin (mail, sql, etc)
2. Front-page admin (joomla - WTF, how do i work this puppy)
3. Forum admin (SMF Forums - what the hell? we use smurfs to run our forums?)

Then attempts to illustrate how things tie together and some more advanced things.....

mmm, cooolio

[Thor_23]

awesome lee, we really appreciate all the hard work you are putting into this

[Paul]

Sweet Lee

[Paul]

I have one member waiting for approval, it is either grav or his boet.

I am assuming it is grav considering it says test registration. What is the protocol regarding new registrations? Are they going to be approved only by Lee or grav? Do we all decide? What? Tell me god damnit!!!!

[gr@v1ty]

In the last few days, we have had about 10 new accounts all posting porn and I think it got way out of hand.
I was just testing a change on the server:

I've set the new registrations so that they now have to be approved before they can post any new content.

What I learned from this test was that all the admins get a warning at the top of the screen that there is a new registration waiting to be approved. Any admin can approve the registration as long as it looks like a genuine account. If you see it, check the email address (.co.za or .com seem okay. Its these .co.uk and .net ones that seem fishy). If it seems legit, then approve the account.

Hopefully this filter system will deter the spammers.

[gr@v1ty]

I have created an account for the admins to "advertise" on SGS...

Username: [grrr]_gamer
Password: teabag

Anyone can log in and use the account for advertising/information.

[SlipperyDuck]

I'll try getting out the uber guide this week...been very hectic @ work of late. (Just landed back from working in Boksburg).
Look out for my new thread, I've got another grrreat idea.....

[gr@v1ty]

SETTING UP A TEAMSPEAK SERVER

1 - Download/Install - Team Speak 2.0 Server
- http://www.teamspeak.com/

2 - Start Team Speak 2.0 Server. This opens adds a little icon to your system tray showing that the TS server is running.

- Right Click on the Team Speak 2.0 server icon in your tray and select ( Administration )
- You will be prompted to enter the login and pass
- Locate and open your Server log file using Word Pad
(c:/Program files/Teamspeak2/server)
- Locate your Login and password
- sample ( LoginName: admin LoginPW: bmjk3 )

4 - Navigating and Setting up Team Speak 2.0 while in the Web Browser
- Select your server
Users Manager
- click User Manager, then click on the tool button to the right of the admin
- Type in a new admin password in both the fields
- make sure you have selected both Server Admin & Super Server Admin
- Then click Save. A web browser Login/Password box will pop up, enter your new info and hit remember password then save.
- NOTE: you will also use the (User Manager) to edit your registered guests..
You can make a registered guest a Server admin or Super Server Admin without changing their password by leaving it blank
(to register a client view the client setup portion of this post. Steps 4-6 in the Client setup portion)
Setting
- Click Settings
- Modify these server settings per your needs
- server name
- server welcome message
- Server Type, (clan/public) server
- Player registration Mode
- Type of Codec's to be allowed
- Save settings

5 - Connecting to your Team Speak 2.0 server as a Admin
- Install and Start Team Speak 2.0 (Steps are listed in the Client Setup portion on this post,, Sections 1-3)
- Click (Connection/Connect) Select (Web Servers List) Locate and Highlight your server, then Select (Copy to local Addressbook)
- Click on the (Local Addressbook) tab
- You should see your server's info on the right hand side of the window, with your guest Nickname.
- Select Auto-Reconnect
- Select ( Registered )
- Enter your Personal Login Name and Password
- Connect to the Server

6 - Tip on Creating Channels and Sub-Channels
- You must select a channel type for the channel to stay.
- Registered = Permanent Channel that will stay on the server till deleted.
- Moderated = You need voice or better to talk.
- Sub Channels = Selecting this will allow you to create Sub-Channels in that parent Channel
- Default = This is the channel the members will automatically join
- To create a Sub-Channel, your parent Channel must have the Sub-Channel box selected upon creation