is to hide the license key area of administration? so
other administrators do not have access.

I don't see why they didn't do this in the first place... it's a license key. Only the main admin/owner should be able to see the license key. +1

Agreed. +1 from me.

It's not a feature and because its part of Tools and Settings - you can't restrict it easily either. I'll move your post to the feedback forum where it may get more attention :)

The license key will be of no use to anyone if it is already activated :)

All it essentially is is a common identifier to our hosted services like the spam monitoring service and IP.Chat. Unless accessed from the licensed URL it can't do anything, and if you try to use a license key that is already active, it'll just say "That key has already been activated".

perfect! Thank you all.

But technically couldn't another Admin delete the key from the ACP, then take it to their forums or whatever?

But technically couldn't another Admin delete the key from the ACP, then take it to their forums or whatever?

I agree...

I doubt it will happen again but I did give a person once a huge amount of access. They actually moved my forum to another server and took the domain name.

I got everything back but it was difficult.

I think on something like this you can't be too careful.

But technically couldn't another Admin delete the key from the ACP, then take it to their forums or whatever?

In theory, no. The "administrator" would have to have the same URL in the IPS Client Area WITH an IP.Board license to associate with. It's useless to anyone else but yourself.

In theory, no. The "administrator" would have to have the same URL in the IPS Client Area WITH an IP.Board license to associate with. It's useless to anyone else but yourself.

Unless you made them an alternate contact...in whch case you messed up a long time ago. :P

Even making an alternate contact, they would not have access to the packaging unless you set that permission for access. Although I doubt he gave any alternate contact for his IPS Client Area. I know I wouldn't...:lol:

Yeah I don't have any alternate contacts. I wouldn't trust anyone unless I knew them in real life.

The only solution is to restrict access to some administrators by clicking on the tab - members - Manage ACP Restrictions

In theory, no. The "administrator" would have to have the same URL in the IPS Client Area WITH an IP.Board license to associate with. It's useless to anyone else but yourself.

Actually, your URL is set from IP.Board only now. Basically when you enter your License Key in your ACP, it reports back to IPS what your Board URL is and it shows in your Client Area. In all honesty, that is the dumbest idea IPS has ever come up with. I would much rather like to set the URL MySelf!!! Like it was before they changed all this crap to "Automatic". It's retarded to be honest...

The only solution is to restrict access to some administrators by clicking on the tab - members - Manage ACP Restrictions

There are no ACP restrictions for the license key section... there needs to be one though