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#1 2006-09-04 19:17:56

PFranceschi

New Member

Registered: 2006-09-03

Posts: 2

Login and PW Being Rejected Post Update

This is a new one. I cleared out my cache, cookies, and history in Firefox for the first time in a long time a few days after updating my version of Textpattern to the most recent version. It has, since, begun refusing my login and password which i know to be 100% accurate. I have even gone so far as to doublecheck their accuracy by viewing the hardcoded config file. I am now unable to log into (as I am the only publisher) my own website. I can’t create a new account, or modify the old one – I am at a complete loss of what to do short of completely reinstall TP which I refuse to do. I’ve doublechecked everything from the database connection to the config file and everything appears fine. But whenever I attempt to login I get the ‘Invalid login/password’ response – what am I to do??

#2 2006-09-04 20:48:15

Sencer

Archived Developer

From: cgn, de

Registered: 2004-03-23

Posts: 1,803

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Re: Login and PW Being Rejected Post Update

The only constellation where this could happen, is if you installed textpattern with mysql4.1 or newer, and then downgraded mysql to 4.0 or older. (Because textpattern relies on a built-in function of mysql that changed between 4.0 and 4.1). Anyway there is a solution documented in Textbook:

Resetting Admin Password

#3 2006-09-04 23:50:26

zem

Developer Emeritus

From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-04-08

Posts: 2,579

Re: Login and PW Being Rejected Post Update

I have even gone so far as to doublecheck their accuracy by viewing the hardcoded config file.

The MySQL login in the config file is not the same as the Textpattern user login.

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#4 2006-09-05 05:10:52

PFranceschi

New Member

Registered: 2006-09-03

Posts: 2

Re: Login and PW Being Rejected Post Update

Well is there a way (backdoor hopefully) that I can view all the publishers accounts logins and passwords? I mean, I’m not a moron I’m 99% sure of what the login and password is, I’ve been manually entering it for over a year now so im fairly certain on its accuracy but I need to get in to my admin panel by any means necessary. If I can somehow view or edit a publishers account (mine…only one there is) I could get in. Anyone?

#5 2006-09-05 05:39:28

Mary

Sock Enthusiast

Registered: 2004-06-27

Posts: 6,236

Re: Login and PW Being Rejected Post Update

Check the link Sencer posted. You’ll have to actually reset the password, because passwords are not stored in plain text, but hashed, which is irreversible.