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commandolam
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July 2010
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Post by commandolam on Aug 14, 2010 10:23:17 GMT -8
Hi guys, I'm an admin at halloforigin.proboards.comand when I went to it today, it was in maintenance mode. I didn't put it there and there's only one other admin who isn't very active. I can't log on with my account either. Can a proboards admin take it out of maintenance mode?
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Davybeat
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davybeat
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Post by Davybeat on Aug 14, 2010 10:31:30 GMT -8
Having taken a look it does not appear to be in Maintenance Mode just set so members have to log into the forum and guests are unable to view it.
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commandolam
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July 2010
commandolam
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Post by commandolam on Aug 14, 2010 10:36:03 GMT -8
i36.tinypic.com/zkqql5.pngIt is for me and someone i asked on MSN. Also, I can't log in with any of my accounts, including my staff one. I tried requesting a password retrieval to the email i have for it, but it says that no such email exists for any accounts.
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Craig
208,877
September 2001
cmdynasty
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Post by Craig on Aug 14, 2010 11:10:14 GMT -8
Hi,
I gather that you aren't the main admin? There is only one staff member account on taht forum, and that's the main admin account. Looks like they removed other staff before putting the site into maintenance mode.
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Sept 11, 2010 9:14:42 GMT -8
commandolam
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July 2010
commandolam
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Post by commandolam on Aug 14, 2010 15:09:21 GMT -8
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Craig
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cmdynasty
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Post by Craig on Aug 14, 2010 21:06:05 GMT -8
I can only restore a forum as the request of the owner, that is the person that created the forum.
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Sept 11, 2010 9:14:42 GMT -8
commandolam
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July 2010
commandolam
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Post by commandolam on Aug 14, 2010 21:08:18 GMT -8
EDIT: I wrote this post before you replied, Craig. Alright, I will get him to come here. ----------------- Here's more info from a locked thread that I made: support.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=support&action=display&thread=365944I talked to Auburn and he did not delete/send the site into maintenance earlier and we both suspect a person named Zowayixx hacked the root admin account. Zowayixx is the same person who filed an unjust and deceptive ToS violation claim earlier that got the site taken down but was restored. Zowayixx is a well known hacker btw so it's not unreasonable. PM between Auburn and I on a different forum: i36.tinypic.com/25i9l39.png
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Craig
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cmdynasty
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Post by Craig on Aug 14, 2010 23:13:48 GMT -8
Hi, The only way someone can get into the admin account is the same way as you or i would, and that is by entering the correct combination of username and password. Your online accounts are as secure as you make them, and the password and password management you assign them. safetynet.proboards.com
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Jan 19, 2020 4:24:42 GMT -8
Auburn
I will steal your smile and treasure it
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auburneye
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Post by Auburn on Aug 15, 2010 12:00:18 GMT -8
Ah yes, that would be me. We'd really appreciate it, if it's at all possible - and apologize for all this drama..
Admittedly not all those precautions listed on safetynet were taken, though I'm confident nobody but me and commandolam knew the pw (nor has it been used anywhere else). I guess it wasn't enough. I'll make sure to better protect the account this time. >>
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Sept 11, 2010 9:14:42 GMT -8
commandolam
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July 2010
commandolam
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Post by commandolam on Aug 15, 2010 19:00:23 GMT -8
I took a look at the password generator. Those characters in the complex one are usable if we, like, copypaste them onto a word document then copy form there and paste into the password section, right?
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Captain Niobe
Full Member
Beta Tester I believe in the blue dragon
"Morpheus believes we will win this war. He makes other people believe it. That's why we need him."
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Beta Tester I believe in the blue dragon
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Nov 19, 2012 15:13:04 GMT -8
Captain Niobe
"Morpheus believes we will win this war. He makes other people believe it. That's why we need him."
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February 2005
captainniobe
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Post by Captain Niobe on Aug 15, 2010 19:20:32 GMT -8
I took a look at the password generator. Those characters in the complex one are usable if we, like, copypaste them onto a word document then copy form there and paste into the password section, right? It's better if you can actually reproduce them yourself rather than copying and pasting. That way if you lose the file, you aren't locked out again and don't need to return to get your password reset. I remember at least one poor member who used the very complex setting and couldn't reproduce the characters... Oops... - Niobe.
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May 3, 2024 4:39:21 GMT -8
Craig
208,877
September 2001
cmdynasty
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Post by Craig on Aug 15, 2010 21:18:29 GMT -8
I have restored the forum. You will need to request a password reminder to obtain the password i have set for the admin account
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Sept 11, 2010 9:14:42 GMT -8
commandolam
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July 2010
commandolam
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Post by commandolam on Aug 15, 2010 21:34:43 GMT -8
Thanks a lot Craig.
I have a small problem with requesting a password reminder. On my account 'commandolam' my email was apparently changed so that I could not retrieve my password using the forgot password link.
I fear something similar may have happened with the root admin account. Could you check the email linked to the root admin account and report it back to us so we can confirm it is Auburn's email? Otherwise a password retrieval would send the email to the cracker/hacker.
I know I'm asking a bit much now, lol, but could you also change my account's (commandolam) email to commandolam@hotmail.com and take the site off maintenance mode?
PS: I love Proboards Support.
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Craig
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cmdynasty
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Post by Craig on Aug 15, 2010 21:44:01 GMT -8
When i mentioned the password, i was referring to the main admin account.
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Sept 11, 2010 9:14:42 GMT -8
commandolam
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July 2010
commandolam
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Post by commandolam on Aug 15, 2010 22:04:08 GMT -8
Yes, I know.
It's just a precaution. What I'm saying is, since the cracker/hacker changed MY email account and I was an admin, he might have also changed the root admin's email account.
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