Re: Users.db corrupted

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 45262
interpreted = N
texte = Delete all the records in it, flushdatabases, then write a page to append a new admin password and put in on a page without any protect tag.[append db=^Users.db]user=ADMIN&pass=[url][encrypt]ADMIN[/encrypt][/url]&groups=ADMI N[/append]or[append db=*Users.db]user=ADMIN&pass=[url][encrypt]ADMIN[/encrypt][/url]&groups=ADMI N[/append]I forget which it is * or ^ to get to the root. Be carefull. This is a huge security hole. Because users can add themselves as administrators.Brian-----Original Message----- From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Inkblot Media Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:01 PM To: WebCatalog Talk Subject: Users.db corrupted Hello Everyone,We were upgrading our server from one machine to another. Rather than re-enter each user into the Users.db via the admin/security tool we flushed databases and tried to move the Users.db from the old server to the new. It transfered, but the new system will not recognize the old passwords.Unfortunatlely we did not save the original Users.db file. So we cannot revert back.Does anyone know how we can fix this?----- Original Message ----- From: Ken MacMurchy To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:15 AM Subject: url value > hi group, is there a way that I could extract a value that someone enters > into a URL and use it for a value in a search through a redirect? > > If the user keyed in www.somedomain.com/1234567 > > Using a default page with a redirect could I then take 1234567 as a value > into a search page? > > TIA > > KenM > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Users.db corrupted (Brian Boegershausen 2002)
  2. Users.db corrupted (Inkblot Media 2002)
Delete all the records in it, flushdatabases, then write a page to append a new admin password and put in on a page without any protect tag.[append db=^Users.db]user=ADMIN&pass=[url][encrypt]ADMIN[/encrypt][/url]&groups=ADMI N[/append]or[append db=*Users.db]user=ADMIN&pass=[url][encrypt]ADMIN[/encrypt][/url]&groups=ADMI N[/append]I forget which it is * or ^ to get to the root. Be carefull. This is a huge security hole. Because users can add themselves as administrators.Brian-----Original Message----- From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Inkblot Media Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:01 PM To: WebCatalog Talk Subject: Users.db corrupted Hello Everyone,We were upgrading our server from one machine to another. Rather than re-enter each user into the Users.db via the admin/security tool we flushed databases and tried to move the Users.db from the old server to the new. It transfered, but the new system will not recognize the old passwords.Unfortunatlely we did not save the original Users.db file. So we cannot revert back.Does anyone know how we can fix this?----- Original Message ----- From: Ken MacMurchy To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:15 AM Subject: url value > hi group, is there a way that I could extract a value that someone enters > into a URL and use it for a value in a search through a redirect? > > If the user keyed in www.somedomain.com/1234567 > > Using a default page with a redirect could I then take 1234567 as a value > into a search page? > > TIA > > KenM > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Brian Boegershausen

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