[tomslick]

Hey y’all, I was having the same issue and I followed @sandholdt‘s solution. I’m a complete Unix noob so if I can do it . . . so can you!

Specifically,
SSH’d to /wp-content/uploads
typed chown -hR avatars [username] <— for me this was the username I use to login with my FTP client.

That’s it. Good luck.

[tomslick]

I’m also seeing the same issue using WordPress 3.0 and Buddypress 1.2.5. Zero BP plugins installed.

Email gets sent, user clicks on it but still gets the activation code screen. Enter the code results in an error message about the code being incorrect.

It’s not a very good first impression.

[tomslick]

I had the same issue.