Question User Profile Edit

[strike]I actually have 2 issues.[/strike]
(1) When a user signs in and clicks their username to edit their profile they are redirected to "403 - You are not authorised to view this resource." I am certain I have made an error in configuration somewhere.

[strike](2) I have a user group "Forums" and when a new user registers I would like them to go into that user group. Currently when a new user registers they are saved in the "downloads" user group.[/strike]

I am using Kunena v 1.7.2 and the website is Joomla 2.5.

Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated!

Are you using Auto Login for User Registration ?

I am using the Login form that was included in the Joomla 2.5.

HTTP 403 Forbidden status codes can occur in Joomla from a variety of causes. Generally, HTTP 403 Forbidden means that access to a file/folder you are trying to open has been denied, either on purpose or due to a misconfiguration. Check the webserver's error log when troubleshooting.

Diagnosing HTTP 403 Forbidden errors is similar to the process described in the Wiki article HTTP 500 Internal Server Error even though the way you fix HTTP 403 Forbidden errors will be different. In the error log you will see a list of the last error messages generated by your website. In this list you will find detailed information about each error including: the date and time of the error, some information about the client receiving the error, description of the error and information about which folder or file on your account is generating the error.

Therefore, you need to find out why people are being blocked from accessing their profile. Check, among other things, Securing Kunena .

Some of those other things include extra Joomla extensions that you may be using, for example, the Auto Login for User Registration one that I mentioned earlier or maybe it's something else. What other extensions are you using that affect the way you login to your website?

I checked the web servers error logs before I posted and there are no error log messgages.

I noticed from other posts that Rocket Theme templates sometimes cause a problem. I am using a Rocket theme template.

Rockettheme templates should not normally cause HTTP 403 Forbidden errors by themselves. Yes, it's true, that some features of some Rockettheme templates prevent people from editing their user profiles but, in those cases, there is no evidence of "403 - You are not authorised to view this resource." The error indicates that you are trying to access something on your site and (as far as Joomla is concerned) you are not allowed to access it. Why this is happening is anyone's guess at the moment.

It may help if you provide us with your K 1.7 configuration report. My guess (as to the cause of the problem) is that you are using a Joomla extension that you have not mentioned or you have, in some way, changed Joomla 2.5 ACL settings.