ADDED: Default option (checkbox in admin panel) of using IPSearch.io for external IP lookup (I own this site and it contains affiliate links). This can be unchecked to revert to whatever you use today.
I know it was a noisy morning but wanted to thank everyone for their patience and remind everyone to reach out if you come across anything. I think our next step is likely XF 1.3 compatibility (whatever that means).
A new member registers and get sent the normal verification mail. They able to view the forum areas like normal at this stage but once they verify their email they get this.
So once your User state moves from "Awaiting email verification" to valid this happens.
I have checked usergroup permissions on registered usergroup and they all look right.
I have tried putting the new member into all the different usergroups as secondary and it does not change.
I have changed the primary user group to admin no change.
If you rebuild user caches it will impact any account affected. The only accounts that would have been affected would have been accounts created after upgrading to 1.9.0. If the account was created on 1.9.1 then you will have no issues.
FIXED: Missing code in setup caused new column to not be created for new installs on version 1.9.0 and 1.9.1
FIXED: Updated description on protected users in admin panel