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Windows Server 2012R2
MantisBT 2.25.2

Every time I click the [Manage] button and enter the admin password to go into the settings, this version of Mantis goes to the /admin/install.php screen every freaking time! The previous version didn't do that. I have to go back to the main tickets screen and then click the [Manage] button again to get to the settings tabs.

Is there a new config file option in this version that specifies the first webpage to display when you go into the admin screen?

It seems the code that determines what you see when you click the Manage button is in the mantisFolder\core\layout_api.php file. The function is called 'layout_manage_menu_link'.
It determines the page based on your permissions - mine is set to go the 'manage_user_page.php' page.
I don't believe there is a config option for this.
I'm not sure if you should mess with this core file tho ...
It somewhat sounds like your installation didn't complete successfully.

Thanks for replying. My file is the same as yours. I compared it to the previous version and only minor changes were made. Wondering if something else, perhaps a custom variable was added somewhere?

Also, in Chrome browser console window, the following Javascript error is showing which may be part of this. When I click the [Manage] button and then enter my password, it goes to the install.php page and the following error shows up in the browser console:

install.js:146 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'trim')
at update_sample_table_names (install.js:146)
at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (install.js:140)
at i (jquery-2.2.4.min.js:2)
at Object.fireWith [as resolveWith] (jquery-2.2.4.min.js:2)
at Function.ready (jquery-2.2.4.min.js:2)
at HTMLDocument.J (jquery-2.2.4.min.js:2)

Did you try another browser?

I guess you did not run a needed database upgrade.
This is checked when logging in / reauthenticating.

So the clean solution is to run the upgrade.
The quick and dirty workaround is to suppress the check by settting in config_inc,php

THANK YOU @atrol I think this was the missing item. It appears that the only thing I was missing was an email table change. I don't normally do a database update unless it is listed in the Change Log for the new Mantis version. I ran the database update and now I will see if it works properly. Unfortunately I have to wait until the admin login authentication times out to see if it is working, but will edit this note and record if it solved the problem or not.