So I started to use the 2 step verification.
No code came up when I tried to use Google
I got 1 code and tried it
I then got locked out
I can't get into my email since I forgot the password
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this post may fix the problem.
also, change your email when you gain access so this doesn't happen again.
Edit: delayed response
login to web host control panel and navigate to forum's database (through database manager like phpMyAdmin)
browse to adminoptions table of the database
fields are loginattempts, loginlockoutexpiry, 2fasecret, recovery_codes
to remove the login lock:
2fasecret field value & recovery_codes field value can be wiped out
loginattempts, loginlockoutexpiry can be changed to 0 (zero)
(2016-03-07, 04:53 AM).m. Wrote: [ -> ]Edit: delayed response
login to web host control panel and navigate to forum's database (through database manager like phpMyAdmin)
browse to adminoptions table of the database
fields are loginattempts, loginlockoutexpiry, 2fasecret, recovery_codes
to remove the login lock:
2fasecret field value & recovery_codes field value can be wiped out
loginattempts, loginlockoutexpiry can be changed to 0 (zero)
thank you so much thank you thank you <3
One more question
I got 1 code when I tried using the 2 step verification. But idk how I got it.
When / where do I scan for the code?
if you enable
2 step verification at forum admin panel then
whenever you try to login to forum admin panel you get the verification code
and in general an app like
Google Authenticator is used for the scanning
however this
2factor authentication facility is
expected to be improved in a
forthcoming version of
MyBB - until then
may be better to postpone using it