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Topic: Changing registered user names

Posted By: yot_
Subject: Changing registered user names
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 7:04am

hi,

is changing registered user names from database can cause a crash in future?

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Posted By: faubo
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 11:03am

I don't think so...

but sure will make your users very confuse!

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Posted By: MKrivanek
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 3:05pm

changing the user name manually through the db shouldn't hurt anything... but the user will have to login under the new name...

make sure though that you don't try to change the password manually... it's encrypted and changing it will make it impossible to login......

Posted By: yot_
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 3:53pm

no i mean

one of a member of our forum asked to change his nick.. it is only possible with manually from DB..

i ll let password same..

so you guys say no problem of changing the username from DB

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Posted By: Nigelo
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 6:59pm

Not so fast Guys - The Database field User_Code is a computed value derived from the Username.

Therefore, just changing the Username on its own may not work depending on how the User-Code is used with User login validation - Needs checking.

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Hope this helps
Nigel

Posted By: faubo
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 7:57pm

hmmm,

then, make a new user with the wanted login, and copy the new login and User_Code manually to the place of the old login and user_code...

why the user just don't create a new account?

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Posted By: yot_
Date Posted: 17 April 2003 at 12:40pm

user wants his past posts to be shown with his new username..

little bit confused.. than it may cause a crash in the forum if i manually change the accounts username

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Posted By: faubo
Date Posted: 17 April 2003 at 12:45pm

create a new user and change the number of post manually then

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Posted By: yot_
Date Posted: 17 April 2003 at 3:18pm

the problem is not the number.. the former posts, messages ect..

i ll try to change the usernam manually and wait to see if anything happens.. i ll let you know

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Posted By: whittibo
Date Posted: 27 May 2003 at 12:33pm

Ok guys.. I have this same issue. Someone logged in as a user, but now wants a different name.. but wants credit for their old posts!

How do I do this, and did it work for "Yot" above??

Thanks..