From 724defa2ccb87a33a2efc093a28b241eb93966f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HB9HIL <fabian.berg@hb9hil.org>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 01:07:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] implement config option to directly log into a club

---
 application/models/User_model.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/application/models/User_model.php b/application/models/User_model.php
index b22ee747a..4a2842a97 100644
--- a/application/models/User_model.php
+++ b/application/models/User_model.php
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ class User_Model extends CI_Model {
 		$u = $this->get($username);
 		if($u->num_rows() != 0) {
 			// direct login to clubstations are not allowed
-			if ($u->row()->clubstation == 1) {
+			if ($u->row()->clubstation == 1 && !($this->config->item('club_direct') ?? false)) {
 				$uid = $u->row()->user_id;
 				log_message('debug', "User ID: [$uid] Login rejected because of a external clubstation login attempt.");
 				return 2;