[Mediawiki-l] Topi, User passwords, pleaaase help

[Ron Hall]

Rotem Liss wrote:
>
> Rob Desbois wrote:
>
> > You can obtain a list of the encrypted passwords from the database, 
> however it is of no use to you.
> > The encryption employed is one way (i.e. cannot be decrypted.) so 
> there is absolutely no way of recovering the passwords from their 
> encrypted versions.
> > Sorry!
> >
> > --Rob
> >  
> However, if you want to reset a password, I **think** you can create MD5
> key to the new password, then apply it in some field in the user table.
> I'm not sure it will work, so be careful.
>
    I have nefarious things like this in the past with outher systems - 
notably LDAP
    where I chose a password encrypt it and then cut and paste the new 
MD5 (or crypt) string where
    it is supposed to be and viola!(sic) It works.

    YMMV

    r

PS
    and yes be careful. You should probably take the opportunity to 
install phpMyAdmin.

    r