Title: New Permissions Errors When Accessing WP Admin
Last modified: August 22, 2016
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# New Permissions Errors When Accessing WP Admin
* [andrewbecks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrewbecks/)
* (@andrewbecks)
* [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-permissions-errors-when-accessing-wp-admin/)
* Starting last night, I was attempting to login to my WordPress site, and I encountered
the following error:
* You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.
* I’ve seen and tried dozens of tips and suggestions from the forums and other
WP troubleshooting sites, but nothing seems to resolve the issue. The site is
up, so I don’t think it’s a database connection issue. The site was working fine,
so I don’t think anything has changed in the database, but I’m guessing that’s
where the issue exists.
* I enabled some additional debugging output on the login screen, and this is what
I’m seeing:
* ```
Array
(
[Pages No Access] => Array
(
[index.php] => 1
[separator1] => 1
[edit.php] => 1
[upload.php] => 1
[link-manager.php] => 1
[edit.php?post_type=page] => 1
[edit-comments.php] => 1
[edit.php?post_type=portfolio_item] => 1
[separator2] => 1
[themes.php] => 1
[plugins.php] => 1
[profile.php] => 1
[tools.php] => 1
[options-general.php] => 1
[separator-last] => 1
[wpseo_dashboard] => 1
[wp-filemanager/fm.php] => 1
[wpzoom_options] => 1
)
[User Info] => WP_User Object
(
[data] => stdClass Object
(
[ID] => 1
[user_login] => admin
[user_pass] => xxxxxxxxxxxx
[user_nicename] => admin
[user_email] => xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
[user_url] =>
[user_registered] => 2014-10-18 02:54:45
[user_activation_key] =>
[user_status] => 0
[display_name] => admin
)
[ID] => 1
[caps] => Array
(
[administrator] => 1
)
[cap_key] => wp_er6c5j_capabilities
[roles] => Array
(
)
[allcaps] => Array
(
[administrator] => 1
)
[filter] =>
)
[Roles] => Array
(
)
)
```
* The database prefix is properly configured in wp_config.php as wp_er6c5j_.
* Here are the other relevant parts of the database:
* From wp_er6c5j_usermeta:
* ```
wp_er6c5j_capabilities
a:1:{s:13:"administrator";b:1;}
```
* From wp_er6c5j_options:
* ```
wp_er6c5j_user_roles
a:5:{s:13:"administrator";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:13:"Administrator";s:12:"capabilities";a:63:{s:13:"switch_themes";b:1;s:11:"edit_themes";b:1;s:16:"activate_plugins";b:1;s:12:"edit_plugins";b:1;s:10:"edit_users";b:1;s:10:"edit_files";b:1;s:14:"manage_options";b:1;s:17:"moderate_comments";b:1;s:17:"manage_categories";b:1;s:12:"manage_links";b:1;s:12:"upload_files";b:1;s:6:"import";b:1;s:15:"unfiltered_html";b:1;s:10:"edit_posts";b:1;s:17:"edit_others_posts";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_posts";b:1;s:13:"publish_posts";b:1;s:10:"edit_pages";b:1;s:4:"read";b:1;s:8:"level_10";b:1;s:7:"level_9";b:1;s:7:"level_8";b:1;s:7:"level_7";b:1;s:7:"level_6";b:1;s:7:"level_5";b:1;s:7:"level_4";b:1;s:7:"level_3";b:1;s:7:"level_2";b:1;s:7:"level_1";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;s:17:"edit_others_pages";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_pages";b:1;s:13:"publish_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_pages";b:1;s:19:"delete_others_pages";b:1;s:22:"delete_published_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_posts";b:1;s:19:"delete_others_posts";b:1;s:22:"delete_published_posts";b:1;s:20:"delete_private_posts";b:1;s:18:"edit_private_posts";b:1;s:18:"read_private_posts";b:1;s:20:"delete_private_pages";b:1;s:18:"edit_private_pages";b:1;s:18:"read_private_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_users";b:1;s:12:"create_users";b:1;s:17:"unfiltered_upload";b:1;s:14:"edit_dashboard";b:1;s:14:"update_plugins";b:1;s:14:"delete_plugins";b:1;s:15:"install_plugins";b:1;s:13:"update_themes";b:1;s:14:"install_themes";b:1;s:11:"update_core";b:1;s:10:"list_users";b:1;s:12:"remove_users";b:1;s:9:"add_users";b:1;s:13:"promote_users";b:1;s:18:"edit_theme_options";b:1;s:13:"delete_themes";b:1;s:6:"export";b:1;s:15:"wpseo_bulk_edit";b:1;}}s:6:"editor";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:6:"Editor";s:12:"capabilities";a:35:{s:17:"moderate_comments";b:1;s:17:"manage_categories";b:1;s:12:"manage_links";b:1;s:12:"upload_files";b:1;s:15:"unfiltered_html";b:1;s:10:"edit_posts";b:1;s:17:"edit_others_posts";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_posts";b:1;s:13:"publish_posts";b:1;s:10:"edit_pages";b:1;s:4:"read";b:1;s:7:"level_7";b:1;s:7:"level_6";b:1;s:7:"level_5";b:1;s:7:"level_4";b:1;s:7:"level_3";b:1;s:7:"level_2";b:1;s:7:"level_1";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;s:17:"edit_others_pages";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_pages";b:1;s:13:"publish_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_pages";b:1;s:19:"delete_others_pages";b:1;s:22:"delete_published_pages";b:1;s:12:"delete_posts";b:1;s:19:"delete_others_posts";b:1;s:22:"delete_published_posts";b:1;s:20:"delete_private_posts";b:1;s:18:"edit_private_posts";b:1;s:18:"read_private_posts";b:1;s:20:"delete_private_pages";b:1;s:18:"edit_private_pages";b:1;s:18:"read_private_pages";b:1;s:15:"wpseo_bulk_edit";b:1;}}s:6:"author";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:6:"Author";s:12:"capabilities";a:11:{s:12:"upload_files";b:1;s:10:"edit_posts";b:1;s:20:"edit_published_posts";b:1;s:13:"publish_posts";b:1;s:4:"read";b:1;s:7:"level_2";b:1;s:7:"level_1";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;s:12:"delete_posts";b:1;s:22:"delete_published_posts";b:1;s:15:"wpseo_bulk_edit";b:1;}}s:11:"contributor";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:11:"Contributor";s:12:"capabilities";a:5:{s:10:"edit_posts";b:1;s:4:"read";b:1;s:7:"level_1";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;s:12:"delete_posts";b:1;}}s:10:"subscriber";a:2:{s:4:"name";s:10:"Subscriber";s:12:"capabilities";a:2:{s:4:"read";b:1;s:7:"level_0";b:1;}}}
```
* Final note: I’ve already tried disabling all plug-ins, so that doesn’t seem to
be the issue. I’ve also run a mysql repair, so I don’t believe that the issue
is related to mysql table or database corruption.
* I’d appreciate any assistance you can offer — this one is definitely causing
a lot of grief.
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* Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
* (@t-p)
* [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-permissions-errors-when-accessing-wp-admin/#post-5524773)
* What happenes if you switched to the UNEDITED default Twenty Fourteen theme WITH
ALL plugins OFF
* Thread Starter [andrewbecks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrewbecks/)
* (@andrewbecks)
* [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-permissions-errors-when-accessing-wp-admin/#post-5524778)
* Hi Tara – No luck on that. Reverting to the default TwentyFourteen theme showed
the site, but I still get the same error when logging in to WP admin. I should
mention that there is another admin user getting the exact same results on login(
same error).
* Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
* (@t-p)
* [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-permissions-errors-when-accessing-wp-admin/#post-5524780)
* > I enabled some additional debugging output on the login screen
* What is it it? How? where?…
* Thread Starter [andrewbecks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrewbecks/)
* (@andrewbecks)
* [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-permissions-errors-when-accessing-wp-admin/#post-5524783)
* In /wp-admin/includes/menu.php, I swapped the following code:
* ```
if ( !user_can_access_admin_page() ) {
/**
* Fires when access to an admin page is denied.
*
* @since 2.5.0
*/
do_action( 'admin_page_access_denied' );
wp_die( __('You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.') );
}
$menu = add_menu_classes($menu);
```
* With
* ```
if ( !user_can_access_admin_page() ) {
$a = array(
'Pages No Access' => $_wp_menu_nopriv,
'User Info' => $current_user,
'Roles' => $wp_roles->get_names(),
);
$s = sprintf("\n
%s
", print_r($a, true));
do_action('admin_page_access_denied');
wp_die( __('You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.'.$s) );
}
$menu = add_menu_classes($menu);
```
* Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
* (@t-p)
* [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-permissions-errors-when-accessing-wp-admin/#post-5524805)
* try **MANUALLY** re-uploading the wp-includes directory from a fresh download
of WordPress.
* Thread Starter [andrewbecks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrewbecks/)
* (@andrewbecks)
* [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-permissions-errors-when-accessing-wp-admin/#post-5524807)
* Tara – That worked. You are a lifesaver! I literally cannot thank you enough.
I have previously tried re-uploading the wp-admin directory from scratch, but
no luck. Reuploading wp-includes totally fixed the issue. Thank you again! (If
you’re in the US, have a Happy Thanksgiving.)
* Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
* (@t-p)
* [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-permissions-errors-when-accessing-wp-admin/#post-5524843)
* You are most welcome 🙂
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