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7/30/2009 1:22 PM
 
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We are unsure how to delete old users as well.

When building websites or testing custom registration modules that we have built, we often have to add test users to live sites to make sure it works as it should.

How do we delete these test users without having to modify the database manually?
 
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7/30/2009 2:45 PM
 
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Basically with the change to soft delete, this is no longer really an option.

You "could" bypass the API and do it yourself, but the risks are a bit high.

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7/30/2009 3:57 PM
 
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cathal connolly wrote
you should never do direct database access of dotnetnuke core tables in your modules, it's simply too dangerous. If we alter schema, or functionality of these, your modules may not work correctly. You should instead use the DotNetNuke API as it will always be in sync with any changes.

Cathal

I would call this an "orphaned user". 
There is no way I can find to "undelete" a user either thru the DNN API or the UI.

How would I "restore" a soft deleted user to active status through DNN API code or the UI?

What is the practical difference between an "unauthorized" user and a "soft deleted" user?

It would seem that this feature is not fully implemented.

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7/30/2009 4:26 PM
 
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Jay Mathis wrote

Another interesting fact, is that deleting the User trhough the UI does not actually set the IsDelete flag on the User table, but rather the UserPortals table.  In factm I am not sure how the IsDeleted flag on User ever gets set.

Regular users (and administrators) are soft-deleted through a set on the IsDeleted bit in the UserPortals table; host users are soft-deleted via the Users table.  As far as I am aware this is the only distinction (and consequentially the only use of the IsDeleted flag on the Users table).  This is perhaps a bit unintuitive -- there will be lots of users in the Users table that are really deleted from all portals but have IsDeleted=0, but c'est la vie.

Beyond that, while there are some considerations introduced with this change, keep in mind that there also some upsides.  In addition to the enhanced non-repudiation offered by ensuring that users can't suddenly vanish, consider also that module developers no longer have to deal with references to users who suddenly vanish.

Brandon

 

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7/30/2009 7:16 PM
 
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cathal connolly wrote
 

you should never do direct database access of dotnetnuke core tables in your modules, it's simply too dangerous. If we alter schema, or functionality of these, your modules may not work correctly. You should instead use the DotNetNuke API as it will always be in sync with any changes.

Cathal

Absolutly right.  Great advice. May we know where this API is documented?

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