No permission when logging into WP-Admin [2.8.6]

  • Well, been running an install of 2.8.6 for quite some time now without problems and all of a sudden today I’m getting the error of “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.” when logging into the WP-Admin. I’ve tried accessing this with several different accounts, all with the same result. Nothing has changed in at least the past month so I’m not sure what’s causing it.

    Here’s what I’ve tried fo far:

    – Replaced wp-login.php with a fresh copy
    – Repaired/Optimized all DB tables
    – Reset password in phpMyAdmin using MD5 hash generator
    – Reset db_version in wp_options and forced “upgrade”
    – Renamed plugins folder and tried logging in
    – Verified site URL in wp_options table

    I’m not sure why this is happening or how to fix it at this point since I’ve tried just about everything I’ve seen via google searches. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • Thread Starter zerinssl

    (@zerinssl)

    Even more strange… I upgraded to 2.9 manually and the problem still exists. Everything else with the blog works except the wp-admin accounts. I’m so utterly confused.

    Hi.

    I was having this issue, here is what I did.

    Go into your database

    Look for the PREFIX_usermeta table

    Then you will see user_capabilities

    Chances are that row is set to “subscriber”

    Edit that row(remove whats there) and add:

    a:1:{s:13:”administrator”;b:1;}

    Then hit save

    and that should work,

    Hope this helps you.

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