Hi

I have a need to allow updating of role names and have this code so far.

RoleInfo role = oDnnRoleController.GetRoleByName(PortalSettings.Current.PortalId, old_role_name);
role.RoleName = new_role_name;
oDnnRoleController.UpdateRole(role);

However if I run this part of the code and examine the sql sent here it seems to pass in the old value for the name, despite the fact that if I put a break-point on the bottom row of the above code role at that point has the new role name.

Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong please :)

Thanks.

JHF

Hi,

Okay so the API doesn't do it although you would think it should since it updates the rest of the role details.

Would there be any issues If I do my own update code instead of using the API and just update that field in the database.

JHF

Chris,

I did that sometimes to remove a typo or so... And I think it's really that easy to do it in the Roles table by an SQL statement like this in Host :: SQL:

UPDATE {databaseOwner}{objectQualifier}Roles
SET RoleName = 'newRoleName'
WHERE RoleName = 'oldRoleName' AND PortalID = xy

where xy is your current PortalID. Check "Run as script" and execute. Then you should clear the cache.

I never touched predefined roles like "Administrators", "Subscribers" and "Registered Users", and I cannot tell you which effects this will have when you use a third-party membership provider.

Please note: To do this is at your own risk. Don't bother me if something goes wrong.

Best wishes
Michael

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