IMPORTANT: Bad news ... massive password screw-up
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:09 pm
I've just mangled the password file and lost EVERYBODY'S password.
Unfortunately, this is such a ####-up that I probably won't be able to fix it without help ... until RR comes back tomorrow.
EDITED: You can (fairly) easily restore your password. At the login page, click LOST PASSWORD. The system will E-mail you instructions and a link. Once you've used the non-intuitive password it sends you, you can go to PROFILES to put back your original.
If we do restore the original password database from backup, this will put everyone's password back to what it was, except those few who joined the forum today; they will probably have to register again.
Unfortunately, this is such a ####-up that I probably won't be able to fix it without help ... until RR comes back tomorrow.
EDITED: You can (fairly) easily restore your password. At the login page, click LOST PASSWORD. The system will E-mail you instructions and a link. Once you've used the non-intuitive password it sends you, you can go to PROFILES to put back your original.
If we do restore the original password database from backup, this will put everyone's password back to what it was, except those few who joined the forum today; they will probably have to register again.