how to retrieve admin pass?
- Thread starter moiz615
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bluescorpion
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Found this, I am pretty sure this is the correct procedure.
Here are the complete instructions on how to restore an admin account for when you have lost the password, got hacked, or you can't receive the lost password
email.
- Browse to your forum and log out if you aren't already. Register as a new user and login as this user.
- In the vBulletin's .zip file you can find a directory called 'do_not_upload/'. Inside this directory, there is a file called 'tools.php'. Upload this file into your forum's admincp/ directory. Then go to the admincp/tools.php with your browser.
- At the bottom of the tools page is an option to 'Reset Admin Access'. Run it with the just newly registered username.
- You have just made yourself admin and you need this because you should now login to the admincp/ and find the user who's password you have lost. Search for this user and when found you will see the whole profile. Including a
password field. Set a new password.
- Go to the main forum and log out from the new user, and try to login with the old admin account. This should work now.
- When it works, go back into the admin control panel and find the newly registered user. The profile page will have a drop down in the top, from there select delete and delete the temporary admin.
- Then delete the tools.php file. It is a potential security risk if you leave it on the web site.
Here are the complete instructions on how to restore an admin account for when you have lost the password, got hacked, or you can't receive the lost password
email.
- Browse to your forum and log out if you aren't already. Register as a new user and login as this user.
- In the vBulletin's .zip file you can find a directory called 'do_not_upload/'. Inside this directory, there is a file called 'tools.php'. Upload this file into your forum's admincp/ directory. Then go to the admincp/tools.php with your browser.
- At the bottom of the tools page is an option to 'Reset Admin Access'. Run it with the just newly registered username.
- You have just made yourself admin and you need this because you should now login to the admincp/ and find the user who's password you have lost. Search for this user and when found you will see the whole profile. Including a
password field. Set a new password.
- Go to the main forum and log out from the new user, and try to login with the old admin account. This should work now.
- When it works, go back into the admin control panel and find the newly registered user. The profile page will have a drop down in the top, from there select delete and delete the temporary admin.
- Then delete the tools.php file. It is a potential security risk if you leave it on the web site.
you can register with a new user and make password like 123456
then go to cpanel, on phpmyadmin browse the table users, find that new username, and find the password field!
COPY THAT! its the coded password (123456)
go to your admin username and replace the copied value with the original value!
then login with your admin username & pass: 123123
then go to cpanel, on phpmyadmin browse the table users, find that new username, and find the password field!
COPY THAT! its the coded password (123456)
go to your admin username and replace the copied value with the original value!
then login with your admin username & pass: 123123
moiz615 said:Recently my friend got hacked as a admin and he can't get he tried retrieve but failed don't know how to get through this internal Cpanel thingy to get it back some one please help me out
No need to ask more My dear.
Just Go your Cpanel then click your mysql.
after visit there click your database then click users and change your password and e-mail id. if your password still not working then click lost password. I Gaurantee you will get you get your new password link in your new e-mail.
if still have problem then u can ask me on my yahoo id [email protected]
lola kutti.