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Old 04-30-2008, 06:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey! I own a forum and I want to know, can you find someones password? I wanted to go on their account but it doesn't show they're password in the AdminCP. I wanted to see if something worked.
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Old 04-30-2008, 06:13 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hi,

You cannot see the user's password, but you can change it through the Admin CP.

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Old 04-30-2008, 06:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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You cannot see the user's password, but you can change it through the Admin CP.
I do not want to change his password because he might not be able to login. Though I wanted to test something.
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Old 04-30-2008, 06:16 PM   #4 (permalink)
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If you change his password, I believe an email is sent to the user. Though I might be wrong as I think that is only username changes.
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Old 04-30-2008, 06:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I do not want to change his password because he might not be able to login. Though I wanted to test something.
Yes, I know. I'm just saying that is the only thing you can do with a member's password.

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If you change his password, I believe an email is sent to the user. Though I might be wrong as I think that is only username changes.
That only applies to username changes.

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Old 04-30-2008, 06:19 PM   #6 (permalink)
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OK. I guess I send him an e-mail with the password.
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You can edit the users profile though, you dont have to change the password to change their account. Just go to admin cp > Users and groups > FInd/edit/suspend user > Enter Member name > Select Member > Edit User > Then do what you need to do
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You can edit the users profile though, you dont have to change the password to change their account. Just go to admin cp > Users and groups > FInd/edit/suspend user > Enter Member name > Select Member > Edit User > Then do what you need to do
he needed to test something in the user's account not change something......... please read the thread more carefully in the future before replying to it.

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Well, that is really an invasion of privacy if you want to find someones password out.

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I'm the owner of the forums though...
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It's irrelevant I am afraid.

All IPB passwords are hashed using One Way Encryption (explained here) which means that there is absolutely no way to view them in plain text once they have been MD5 encrypted.

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I'm the owner of the forums though...
Maybe but I disagree with this idea. I use the same password for all my accounts in everything. If you find out mine in a forum, you can accede to my e-mail accounts, my memberships in all other forums and sites, etc. It might be the same for him/her. So yeah, I think you better change his or her password and e-mail it to him/her!

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ok I think we discussed this issue more than enough...

btw Webber...

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I use the same password for all my accounts in everything. If you find out mine in a forum, you can accede to my e-mail accounts, my memberships in all other forums and sites, etc.
That's not too wise....


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