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2009-12-31
2013-05-30
  • charlie hazlett

    charlie hazlett - 2009-12-31

    This has probably been asked before but I cannot find the answer.  I cannot login because I have forgotten my password, and the password recovery does not send emails.

    How can I recover my password?  Can I unencrypt the password in the database ?  Help !

     
  • Thomas52

    Thomas52 - 2010-01-01

    I am almost certain you cannot "recover" a PGV password.
    If you can access your server, you could replace the configuration file.
    You don't say what version, when you last backed up, etc., but a new install could work.

     
  • Wes Groleau

    Wes Groleau - 2010-01-02

    You could probably insert a new password into the DB with the right encryption function.  I'm not sure which one to use, but something **like**

        update <table>
        set pwfield = MD5('new-password')
        where userfield = userID

     
  • charlie hazlett

    charlie hazlett - 2010-01-02

    That sounds great, imsza, but I do not have that access to my site, I am on a shared server……

    I have tried putting the values for email in config.php but that only brings more errors….

    Any other ideas ? 

     
  • Im

    Im - 2010-01-02

    Charlie: Do you have any access to some database tools? Such as PhpMyAdmin? If you have, you could just copy/past this text into your password for your account

        $1$bU/.V5/.$R2LywQ7h6O7lqVfSysHsP0

    This is the encrypted password for "pgvpass". I have no other ideas how to reset your passwd.

    -Im

     
  • charlie hazlett

    charlie hazlett - 2010-01-02

    Well, I thought that would work, but no soap……..  How about I create a new installation, backup my present database, edit out my admin user and merge with the new installation with a different admin ???

    I don't have time now, but later today I will try that….

    I really appreciate the help you guys ( and gals?) are giving…..

     
  • Greg Roach

    Greg Roach - 2010-01-02

    > How about I create a new installation,
    > backup my present database, edit out
    > my admin user and merge with the new
    > installation with a different admin
    > ???

    Doing this suggests you have access to the database - and if you do, then simply updating the password would be much easier.

     
  • charlie hazlett

    charlie hazlett - 2010-01-03

    I do have access and tried imsza's suggestion, nto no avail……..

     
  • charlie hazlett

    charlie hazlett - 2010-01-03

    Okay, guys…and gals ?…..I solved it, with your help, of course.  I reinstalled, opened the new db, copied the encrypted password from there….and pasted it into the old db…..works like a charm….  Now I have the user name and password in a zipped text file on my server…..under a non-conspicuous file name…..

    Again, thanks for the help…..and the ideas which got me there….

     
  • Wes Groleau

    Wes Groleau - 2010-01-04

    > non-conspicuous file name

    If you can get to it via http, so can someone else.  And there are people trying.  Is your index directory outside of web-space?  If so, put it there.

     
  • charlie hazlett

    charlie hazlett - 2010-01-04

    DUD !  I should have thought of that, wil do, thanks for the suggestion…..

     

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