Juho Heikkurinen &lt;juxo(a)consumerium.org&gt; writes: I looked at the code. The relevant function is encryptPassword() in User.php. The password is calculated like this: md5(USER_ID + "-" + md5(USER_PASS)) Unless you have set $wgPasswordSalt to false in which case it is md5(USER_PASS) If you want to create a new password, you can create the following PHP file: ,----[ genpwd.php ] | <? | $user_id=123; | $pass="reset"; | $salt=true; | | if($salt) | $pass_md5=md5($pass); | else | $pass_md5=$pass; | | print md5("{$user_id}-{$pass_md5}"); | print "\n"; | ?> `---- Adjust the first three lines to your needs and execute it on the command line with: `php genpwd.php' (no quotes). Or put it into your Web path and execute it with your favorite browser¹. Hope this helps, Patrice ______________ ¹ <http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/> -- Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (The Bible, John 14:6)