reseting admin name and password

cobr96

Joined: 2005-06-18
Posts: 2
Posted: Mon, 2011-03-14 17:12

trying to reset the password on my gallery version 1. i know what to do , but wen i try to add a resetadmin file my control panel is requiring a file extension it wont let me creat a file with no extension. what can i do?
I am using ipower hosting and their control panel to access the files.

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nivekiam
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Joined: 2002-12-10
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Posted: Mon, 2011-03-14 17:25

You could try renaming the file in your FTP (SFTP) program to resetadmin or creating it on your computer then upload it that way instead of using your hosts inferior "file manager"
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cobr96

Joined: 2005-06-18
Posts: 2
Posted: Mon, 2011-03-14 19:10

i was able to creat a folder named resetadmin under setup . then configuration gave me a code to enter in resetadmin , but i cant cause its a folder not a file! nivekiam , im not that good at this , and dont know how to do what you said. sorry
let me know if there is anything else i can try before i just delete the gallery and start new ? where does file or folder gallery keep my password stored so that it can reference it to know when the correct password is entered?
 
Tim_j
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Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818
Posted: Tue, 2011-03-15 19:56

Hi cobr86,

why did you create a folder?
Delete it.

If you can't upload a file without extension, just create a file called e.g. resetadmin.txt.
Upload that with your FTP tool.
Afterwards rename it with the same tool.

Regards,

Jens
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