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reset admin user name and password
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:34 pm
by andyg
I think my site has been hack. I have followed all the instruction uploaded 1.3 and used my backup database which is clean but I cannot change the admin user name and password. I would really like to change this to something new- any ideas?
Re: reset admin user name and password
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:43 pm
by kermit
seek and ye shall find....
search the wiki or forums for:
reset password
or
reset admin password
or
click here if you're really lazy...
Re: reset admin user name and password
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:32 pm
by alby
andyg wrote:
I think my site has been hack. I have followed all the instruction uploaded 1.3 and used my backup database which is clean but I cannot change the admin user name and password. I would really like to change this to something new- any ideas?
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Re: reset admin user name and password
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:46 am
by andyg
I have reset to admin admin in database but want to change to something a little harder to guess, I HAVE searched and searched, thats why I have come here, thanks for any help in advance.
Re: reset admin user name and password
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:52 am
by andyg
maybe i'm asking the wrong question-how can i generate a new password string to enter in the database?
Re: reset admin user name and password
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:12 am
by kermit
reset the admin password to one of the KNOWN hashes..
login to the back-end using the KNOWN password that goes with that hash..
then look under 'user preferences/my account' to change that password to something else..