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29 Jun 2006, 3:56 PM
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HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

Okay i need help ASAP! I had the store installed and everything was running smoothly. Today my client got up and tried to log into the admin and it says the username and password is incorrect when last night he was able to log in just fine! What happened and how can I change the username/password so he can log in again? If you need hte domain it is https://www.beyondskinscience.com/catalog

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29 Jun 2006, 4:09 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

and also when i try to do a resend password to the admin e-mail address it keeps telling me i don't have the right e-mail...but i know its the one we set up for him-his only e-mail

29 Jun 2006, 4:18 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

Can you check / update the email in the database directly?
Then you can see if it was changed by the client.
If not - set the email to yours and reset it.

29 Jun 2006, 4:30 PM
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what file do i change that in?

29 Jun 2006, 4:55 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

No file - in the database directly.
Go in through phpmyadmin.

29 Jun 2006, 5:00 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

i know i need to go through phpmyadmin..i'm just sure exactly where i need to go and what to do from there. sorry our programmer is out of the office today and i am trying to do this and i am not that familer with phpmy admin so i will need to be walked through this....

29 Jun 2006, 5:03 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

once you are in the cart database browse the admin table.
See what email is listed in the admin_email field.

I would imagine you could set up a new admin that way too.

29 Jun 2006, 5:18 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

okay i found the admin_email and i clicked on the change button...and that is where i am lost...then i clicked on the index button and clicked the edit button and all i got was this:

ALTER TABLE admin ADD INDEX(admin_email)

please help me and walk me through it step by step...i'm sorry!!!!!

29 Jun 2006, 5:32 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

Was the admin email the clients email?
(Make sure you click browse so you see info not just the field names)
If it was, that email is where the resend password is going to go.

If its not the clients email - then click edit and put the clients email in there.

29 Jun 2006, 6:47 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

okay i found where i can change the e-mail so the admin can send me a new password and i received the new password but when i went to log in it still said it was incorrect?

29 Jun 2006, 8:52 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

Are you using the right admin_name that is listed in the database as well?

Was the email (Prior to you changing it) changed by the client?
They may have changed the username as well...

29 Jun 2006, 9:02 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

The reason I keep asking questions is to try an figure things out.

You said a client was able to log in last night but today cant.
That leads me to think that they changed something in the admin
i.e. User name password and/or email
and then either forgot what it was or typed something in wrong.

But you arent answering any of the questions - just changing things so that makes it a little harder to find out what is up with it. Hope that makes sense.

29 Jun 2006, 9:13 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

yes-the client changed the admin e-mail and we found that he mispelled a word. however he said he did not touch the username. yes we are using the right admin_name that is listed in the database

29 Jun 2006, 9:21 PM
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Re: HELP! I Can't log into my admin!

You can just change the fields in phpmyadmin then

! thing Im not 100% sure on is the password encryption though.
If you do it directly in phpmyadmin it may just come up unencrypted but you can then go in through the admin and change it after logging in - but maybe a guru has a better method.