Hello,

I already tried to figure out what happened and how my problem could be solved, searched for a solution with no success...

I ran into several problems with workflow and I hope that someone here could help me.

Drupal 5.3, PHP 4.4.7, MySQL 5.0.37

I tried to install the FB module and with that installed the workflow module.
I set up a new workflow with no parameters, but then decided to delete the workflow rule and the FB module.

I opened the front page and noticed, that all items with the content type for which I opened an empty workflow are not longer visible to anonymous users, plus the personal blog RSS feeds of the users are not working anymore (strange!).

If I open an URL the following message appears:

You are currently viewing the possible transitions to and from workflow states. The state is shown in the left column; the state to be moved to is to the right. For each transition, check the box next to the role(s) that may initiate the transition. For example, if only the hulking_editor role may move a node from Review state to the Published state, check the box next to hulking_editor. The author role is built in and refers to the user who authored the node.

I tried to deactivate the workflow module, but it could not be deactivated in the Admin / Modules Panel...

I opened, edited and saved an item and it was then accessible to anon users again.
I tried to re-publish all items in the content administration - no success.

How could I solve this problem?
How could Workflow be uninstalled? (saw a report here but with a comment that the patch doesnt work...)
Do I have to kick a DB table or something, and if so, which one?

Thank you very much for your help!

Comments

frazras’s picture

frazras commented

You can remove the workflow module manually by

1- deleting the workflow tables in the databases, this easy, all the tables that related to workflow has the name work flow in it.
2 -deleting the workflow flow module folder.
3- There is a reference made to the workflow in the system table, drop that row.

After performing these 3 steps you should be ok

funana’s picture

funana commented

I couldnt resolve the problem, but I managed to get the nodes visible again by reseting the node access table: http://drupal.org/node/64114

It seemed to be a problem with workflow_access.

Bastlynn’s picture

Bastlynn commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

Hi,

With the release of Drupal 7, Drupal 5 is no longer receiving security updates, reviews, or development from many contributed modules. Since 5 is now considered a depreciated version, you really should seriously look into upgrading to Drupal 6 or 7. The newer versions of Drupal work better, have more support, and will be safer (literally! security patches!) for your website. We are currently working on a new release for Workflow to Drupal 7. In light of that, further support for Drupal 5 issues is infeasible at the moment. Please consider upgrading to Drupal 6 or 7 in the near future - you'll be glad you did.

- Bastlynn

If stuck, rebuilding node access will often help as will clearing caches.