its not that i can’t create groups or topics.. its that those topics are not showing up in the “forums directory”.
May i ask you to try the following steps on your test install? :
– create a private group
– go to that new group
– go to “forum” in that group
– create a new topic
– go to “forum directory” in that group or just hit “forums” on the top navigation bar
– check if you see the newly created topic there
– be sure that you are not using an administrator account
– doing the same with a public group -> no problem