is there a way to retrieve the root account or just one of the user's details including password?
we forgot to get a copy of the root login on one of our servers. we manage to get its database logins so can someone whos kind enuf 2 tell us on changing the password throug backend?
Thanks.
You cant retrieve passwords as they are one-way encrypted. You can't change the root password through the backend unless you already know the existing one. You can reset the password using a script on the command line scripts/reset_root_password.php but you need access to the server.
Where will i access it?
i tried "domain.com/scripts/reset_root_password.php" but the page wasnt found
[quote]Where will i access the command scripts/reset_root_password.php?
i tried "domain.com/scripts/reset_root_password.php" but the page wasnt found[/quote]
This script isn't run through a browser or the web server. It's a command-line script, so you need to run it from a terminal session on the server.
thanks
i am using 3.16.1 version by the way... this doesnt change anything right?
No, it doesn't change anything. The way the script works is the same (except in recent versions it now includes the ability to optionally reset to a custom password specified as a script parameter).