Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
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Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
Weird... I ran about 35 updates today. All went fine, except for one site, which updated to 3.9, but did not apparemtly install the privacy area or the user actions log. Both were missing from the User dropdown upon initial install. I later noticed that, if I went to "Discover", they were there. So, I discovered them & they're ok now. Just wanted to mention that, in case this happens to others. Could be a fluke thing, though...
Last edited by imanickam on Wed Oct 31, 2018 5:36 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Moved the topic from the forum General Questions/New to Joomla! 3.x to the forum Migrating/Upgrading to Joomla! 3.x
Reason: Moved the topic from the forum General Questions/New to Joomla! 3.x to the forum Migrating/Upgrading to Joomla! 3.x
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Re: Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
You have to enable the plugin for user actions log for it to work.
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Re: Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
This isn't what the OP said; they weren't actually installed and were found using the "discover" procedure. Not the same as having to enable the plugin (this and others), which is the expected behaviour.Slackervaara wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:49 pmYou have to enable the plugin for user actions log for it to work.
All I can say is that my two site updates went ahead without error; I didn't have to use the "discover" process.
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Re: Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
Ok try
go to extensions> manage> database> click fix database
go to extensions> manage> discover
and you should see all the privacy suite stuff there so tick the check boxes and click install
go to extensions> manage> database> click fix database
go to extensions> manage> discover
and you should see all the privacy suite stuff there so tick the check boxes and click install
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Re: Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
The OP said "discover" had been done and this allowed the installation to go ahead, so no need for this advice

The OP was reporting what had happened and, effectively, asking:
1. anyone else?
2. ideas as to why?
The OP doesn't need further advice on installing v3.9.0 as this has been achieved.
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Re: Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
My reading skills let me down there lol. It has been reported a few times on the joomla FB group but no one has any idea why
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Re: Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
... Yeah, I wasn't really asking any questions. Just sharing the experience as a courtesy, in case anyone out there did an update and couldn't find the new features. This only happened to me on one of many dozens of Joomla updates. So, perhaps it was just a rare fluke.
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Re: Update to J3.9 didn't install privacy tool or user actions log
Just as belt and bracers ... Components >>>> Joomla update ... check for updates ... Reinstall Joomla core files.
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