[support] Trying to access/edit "user/login" form as Admin, but locked out: "You are not authorized to access this page."

[Metzler, David]

Yep there's a similar issue posted on the formdefaults issue queue that
talks about this with regard to the user registration form.  The only
real way around it is to temporarily grant the "change form labels"
privilege to the anonymous user.  I'd recommend doing this on a
development site (not on the internet) and then use the new
export/import functionality to move it between sites. 

You may need the dev version of formdefaults to accomplish that. It's
pretty stable now.  I just haven't had time to roll a new beta yet.
I'll try to get that soon. 

@Earnie - FYI  Formdefaults is a module that implements a generic
form_alter hook to change the titles, descriptions and weights for forms
items of any other form. 

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: support-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces at drupal.org] On
Behalf Of Earnie Boyd
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 9:15 AM
To: support at drupal.org
Subject: Re: [support] Trying to access/edit "user/login" form as Admin,
but locked out: "You are not authorized to access this page."

Ben DJ wrote:
> I've installed module(formdefaults).
>
> Formdefaults' instructions say: "Navigate to the form you wish to
modify ..."
>
> Once logged in as Admin, works nicely on any/all forms, except ...
>
> I'd like to edit my "user/login" form using it.
>
> @ nav to "user/login",&  I get:
>
>             "You are not authorized to access this page."
>
> How can I be "not authorized" ?   I'm Admin ...
>

Because only unauthenticated users are authorized to access the login
form.

> Any help with this Catch22?  How do I access/edit the "user/login"
form?
>

You have to use a hook_form_alter, it isn't node content that you can
edit.

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