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    Posted: 20 January 2004 at 8:57pm

I have a problem  ( i think everybody )

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I am  Administrator  and  i  add my friend in admin group

he can`t see   " change administrator`s password " option  in  Admin page but  he can change my password  from  Members List page

by clicking on    "edit user  profile"    button

yes he is a member of Admin group but he can  change  "Administrator`s" password !!!!!??????

is this security????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what you think  about this?

this not good for  my forum  and site

if anybody can  solve this problem please tell me

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote bruce Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 January 2004 at 10:30pm
This has been an issue for awhile.  I've been hoping for a fix also.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MadDog Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 January 2004 at 12:52am

If you cant trust the other admin from not changing your password then i dont see why you have him set as one.

I think this has been talked about a few times. Cant remember what -boRg- said about it though.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote WebWiz-Bruce Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 January 2004 at 3:33am
I agree with madDog.

If in the admin gorup then the user is an Administrator as well. Just like on windows, everyone in the admin gorup is an adminstrator.

ADMIN GROUP = ADMINISTRATOR with complete power over the board

It is useful for other admins to change other admins passwords for thigs like when you forget your password, which is why this is a feature.

Admins have the power to change all passwords, delete forums, posts, members, etc. and generally have complete power over all features on the forum.

So if you don't trust someone, don't put them as an admin, set them as a moderator.

I always say that on a board you should only ever have ONE ADMIN ACCOUNT. This will give you extra security as there are less accouts for a hacker to attack when trying to hack the forum.

Also if you want to be extra secure only use the 1 admin account you have when you want to change things on the forum.


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i dont agree about this piont if im an administrator and i have forget my password im gonna change it with opening my Db and change it manually by changeting the Password faild to a new password

The administrator have to control everybody and no one control of him.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Badaboem Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 January 2004 at 5:47am
Originally posted by msm_eg msm_eg wrote:

 if im an administrator and i have forget my password im gonna change it with opening my Db and change it manually by changeting the Password faild to a new password

Bit hard if the passwords are encrypted. This will only be possible with old versions of wwf.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote india Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 January 2004 at 6:03am
Originally posted by Badaboem Badaboem wrote:

Originally posted by msm_eg msm_eg wrote:

 if im an administrator and i have forget my password im gonna change it with opening my Db and change it manually by changeting the Password faild to a new password

Bit hard if the passwords are encrypted. This will only be possible with old versions of wwf.

Not necessary.

Suppose you want to do it.

install wwf on your pc. create a user account. this time DO NOT forget your password. open the database. look for the username and see the password and salt value of it. copy it and replace it

it will help

btw i myself dont agree with the pont. admins should not be able to change other admins password

only master id should be able to

also any admin shouldnt be able to change pass of master id

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote WebWiz-Bruce Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 January 2004 at 6:43am
I think you are all missing the point.

Anyone in the admin group is an administrator on the board (in other words anyone in the admin group is a God on your forum and can do anything they like including destroying your little world). They have full admin powers and can do anything in the forum they wish.

It works just like in windows, if you add another user in windows to the admin gorup they have full control over the the windows OS, including changing anyone paswords. If you wouldn't give create a user on your PC for someone else in the admin group, then don't do it on your forum.

If you don't want someone else to have FULL control of your forum, then don't place them in the admin gorup.
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