[wp-testers] Permissions error

[Jeff Carter]

I quickly scrubbed the list archives to find a thread on this issue, and
hopefully a resolve, but found nothing on the subject, so I apologize in
advance if I'm bringing up a ol' hashed out issue all over again.

First of all, my web host uses simplescripts.com to install WP.  My latest
WP install on a new domain indicated that v2.9.2 Stable would be installed,
but what I got was the development version (3.0-beta1).

First thing I did was clicked on the "stay updated" link in the lower right
corner of the admin backend.  A message advised "there is a new version of
WordPress available for update," and I immediately opted to "update
automatically."

After updating, I installed a theme that added a sidebar configuration
panel.  Any of the settings options that I click on results with "you do not
have sufficient permissions to access this page."

I checked to make sure that my upgrade in fact completed, and surprisingly
the system still indicates that "there is a new version of WordPress
available for update."  I suspect herein lies the problem?

Except for accessing the dedicated theme options, everything else seems to
be working fine.

Can anyone give insight how to get past the permissions problem I'm
experiencing?

Thanks in advance!

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=Jeff