-require_once(SM_PATH . 'include/validate.php');
-include_once(SM_PATH . 'functions/global.php');
-include_once(SM_PATH . 'functions/display_messages.php');
-include_once(SM_PATH . 'functions/html.php');
-include_once(SM_PATH . 'functions/identity.php');
+require_once(SM_PATH . 'functions/identity.php');
+
+/* make sure that page is not available when $edit_identity is false */
+if (!$edit_identity) {
+ error_box(_("Editing identities is disabled."));
+ $oTemplate->display('footer.tpl');
+ die();
+}