the welcome email's temporary is wrong

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lkbryant

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hi,

ever since da switched the temporary url from

http://ip/~username/

to

http://ip/~username/domain.com/

The welcome email still hasn't been changed and it is set to the old temporary url format. So users keep complaining that their temporary url do not work.

Why is this?

Did I miss something during the DA version update?

How do I correct this matter?

thx
 
The text of the welcome email is directly under your control. DA will not update it since it has your custom changes in it. If you want anything in the text of the email to change then you have to change it.
 
lkbryant said:
ever since da switched the temporary url from
http://ip/~username/
to
http://ip/~username/domain.com/

The welcome email still hasn't been changed and it is set to the old temporary url format. So users keep complaining that their temporary url do not work.
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The file u_welcome.txt is found in

/usr/local/directadmin/data/users/admin/u_welcome.txt
/usr/local/directadmin/data/users/resellername/u_welcome.txt

If DA didn't change the one in /admin to use the new method, then
you need to place a copy of u_welcome.txt in
/usr/local/directadmin/data/templates/custom/u_welcome.txt

The correct syntax for the new change is:
Use |ip|/~|username|/|domain| to access it until the domain resolves.

So. you need to make that change in all instances of u_welcome.txt

I'm not sure when changing the method from old to new or new to old that DA rewirites the /usr/local/directadmin/data/users/admin/u_welcome.txt

Thom
 
The file u_welcome.txt is found in

/usr/local/directadmin/data/users/admin/u_welcome.txt
/usr/local/directadmin/data/users/resellername/u_welcome.txt
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Or just click on "Edit Reseller Message" or "Edit User Message" depending on which one you are creating.

I'm not sure when changing the method from old to new or new to old that DA rewirites the /usr/local/directadmin/data/users/admin/u_welcome.txt
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I don't think DA updates change the message at all which is my point. If you have worked hard to create a custom message to new users DA should not come along and destroy it. I really don't think DA would do that.
 
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floyd said:
Or just click on "Edit Reseller Message" or "Edit User Message" depending on which one you are creating.
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Yes, being a diehard command promper, I tend to overlook the GUI solutions.

floyd said:
I don't think DA updates change the message at all which is my point. If you have worked hard to create a custom message to new users DA should not come along and destroy it. I really don't think DA would do that.
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Yes...but the real question might be:

If one does NOT have a custom u_welcome.txt file, when DA is updated to the new version will the system default welcome message reflect the new path?

I suspect it will not, and thus everyone who upgrades will have to modify the u_welcome.txt message(s).

I also suspect a lot of folks did not/will not realize that, and thus frustration for admins, resellers and users will be the result of the change.

Perhaps there is a reference or document that clearly spells out what one needs to do when DA is upgraded.
 
If one does NOT have a custom u_welcome.txt file
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How is DA supposed to know if the file has been changed or not?

everyone who upgrades will have to modify the u_welcome.txt message(s).
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You should not be using the default welcome message anyway. The default is just a template. But that really is just my opinion.

And again my point is that of course DA is not going to change the welcome message nor should it.

The op said
The welcome email still hasn't been changed
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Of course not. DA should not touch this as part of any upgrade. DA did not change it because its not supposed to change it. Its not a bug or a flaw.

And why should it change the message? You may not have anything to change depending on if you are actually using the new method or not. I know for myself I had nothing to change in the welcome message when DA upgraded.
 
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floyd said:
You should not be using the default welcome message anyway. The default is just a template. But that really is just my opinion.
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If it's an opinion, then perhaps "should not" is a bit strong.

floyd said:
And again my point is that of course DA is not going to change the welcome message nor should it.
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Let''s pretend for a minute that there are folks who don;t know they shouldn't use the default welcome message...and then, when DA changes, the default welcome message doesn't get changed...so the message that goes out gives incorrect information.

Let's also pretend that someone has changed u_welcome.txt...and the new version of DA renders that custom file incorrect.

I think the point is that when DA changed, there may not have been enough information made available to folks that would tip them off that:

A. The default u-welcome.txt might not be correct
B. Their custom u_welcome.txt messages needed to be changed

http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=855, which tells us about the changes to DA doesn't mention the u_welcome.txt.
 
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