I was trying to use the documents module to allow users to download files. Some of the files are rather large and downloads have a negative effect on the performance of the documents module. I am trying to use the repository module to replace the documents module but am having two problems:

1. The "your name" field is required but I cannot enter text into this field preventing anyone from uploading files.

2. If any security permissions exist, the generic "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error is thrown.

I have tried reinstalling the module several times and have tried to rollback to version 3.1.9 and get the same errors every time.

Does anyone know what would cause this behavior?

I am using DNN 4.3.3, IIS 6.0, and ASP 2.0

thanks

That does fix the first problem. (Thanks for that!)

As for the second problem, I want administrators to be the only group that can upload files. I have created a security group named "Download Only" that will be the only users allowed to download files. however, if any boxes are checked in the security roles section under repository settings, it throws the error. I have noticed that security groups created by an admin (not host) after the repository module was installed will not cause the error.

I wish I could give you the log files but I recently realized that the log viewer is also unavailable. (Hopefully a clean install of DNN is not needed.)

I'm having a similar issue, but not just with the Repository module.

Logged in to DNN as admin or host, I can view the repository and the files it contains,  but I get the Object Reference not set message if I attempt to access the Module Settings page.  I have not been able to isolate this to security settings, as I was getting the same error both before and after I created security groups.

When I am logged in as a user with the security roll I will have when the portal goes live, I cannot access anything in the repository (I've checked the visibility settings, but can't get to the actual Repository settings).  I can see the Dashboard and my header, but nothing appears in the Categories list, and the actual Repository module is not visible.

When I am not logged in at all, I can see everything that is in the repository, but I can't download (which is what I want for that security level).

I know that the viewing problem is more than likely related to an error in the settings, but I can't change the settings because of the error in the object referencing.  It's extremely frustrating.

I have also logged a bug report for the Core team because I too believe it is an error in the core framework, as it affects more than one module.