can't login as administrator - new install of 7.1

Worker Joined: Aug 28, 2003 Posts: 227

I have this vague felling I had this problem about a year ago - but I'm not having luck this time finding the fix.

new install of 7.1. i was able to create the administrator ID ( and it's set as 2) but I can't login - it keeps asking for the login.

thanks

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:57 pm

Well, it's working now. I think the issue is you can't have it create a normal user ID?

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

I have installed several 7.1 installations and never saw this problem. You can have the same id for user and admin.

Hangin' Around Joined: Jan 16, 2004 Posts: 27

im also getting this problem.

some username and password combinations work, others dont
i still havent found the solution.

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 7:51 pm

Use phpMyAdmin. Edit the nuke_authors table. Make sure the userid you are using is in the nuke_authors table. Then, change the password directly in the nuke_authors table, select MD5 in the password type drop down box and click Go. Now try to login as admin using that username and password. The user_level=2 is for Forum Admin, not Nuke Admin.

Regular Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 63

Wow,Couldn't of said it better my self Raven

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:13 pm

i have tried this, even setting passwrod as dc647eb65e6711e155375218212b3964 - password (as detailed on nukecops).

whats funny is if i reset the database and have the following details:

alphaadmin
alphaadmin

all works fine. like i said some combos work others dont.

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:17 pm

thats said. i cant have a combo of

admin
admin

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:22 pm

i retract that comment

admin
admin

just worked

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:24 pm

but

admin
and a 11 character alphbetical password dont work Shocked

please dont tell me theres a password maximum length?

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:27 pm

it doesn't bother me, i can just change the password, but i have come accross this problem on version 7 and 6.5 - on two different configurations/pc's

thanks for your thoughts. are you a a guitarist raven?

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:35 pm

omni wrote:

it doesn't bother me, i can just change the password, but i have come accross this problem on version 7 and 6.5 - on two different configurations/pc's

thanks for your thoughts. are you a a guitarist raven?

I've been playing guitar for 48 years actually (Rhythm). Haven't played much in the last 3 years though.

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:36 pm

omni wrote:

but

admin
and a 11 character alphbetical password dont work Shocked

please dont tell me theres a password maximum length?

I'm not aware of a password length, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:43 pm

okay cool. 10 years myself on/off. i was asking because i read that ruby thread of yours.

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:50 pm

Raven wrote:

omni wrote:

but

admin
and a 11 character alphbetical password dont work Shocked

please dont tell me theres a password maximum length?

I'm not aware of a password length, but it wouldn't surprise me.

it appears its set at 10 characters max.

if you use 11 it might work, but give you a blank screen.

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:51 pm

as for the username, that may well have a maximum as well Shocked

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:54 pm

admin login function:

."<tr><td>"._ADMINID."</td>"
."<td><input type=\"text\" NAME=\"aid\" SIZE=\"20\" MAXLENGTH=\"25\"></td></tr>"
."<tr><td>"._PASSWORD."</td>"
."<td><input type=\"password\" NAME=\"pwd\" SIZE=\"20\" MAXLENGTH=\"18\"></td></tr>";

the admin id is a size of 20 with a max of 25??

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:01 pm

omni wrote:

okay cool. 10 years myself on/off. i was asking because i read that ruby thread of yours.

That thread was from twelves actually Smile

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:16 pm

i initially had a long password. see, I'm not going nuts. Smile

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:24 pm

Want a second opinion Laughing

?

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:26 pm

no thanks - I get those from my wife. Laughing