Subj : Help requested....... To : ACIERNO From : Digital Man Date : Mon Mar 11 2024 10:05 pm Re: Help requested....... By: ACIERNO to ALL on Mon Mar 11 2024 08:57 pm > > Life obligations forced me to take a step back from my BBS - CP/M Den - for > a bit. First it was work obligations and then I was traveling for weeks with > out my computer in tow (long story). I know this sounds crazy but now that > I'm back, I cannot login!. I was sure I knew my passwords - but apparently I > must have tried to be clever. Is there any way to access my BBS via the > local console and reset my passwords or do I need to nuke it and start over. > There are a bunch of files that I would hate to lose. > > It's Synchronet running on a raspberry pi running Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 > (buster). CPMDEN.DDNS.NET > > Any advice would be appreciated. For Synchronet support questions: https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:support That said, your user passwords are in clear text in your data/user/user.dat file or (if Synchronet v3.20 or later), user.tab file. Just open the file in any plain text viewer and it should be obvious. -- digital man (rob) Steven Wright quote #33: Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Norco, CA WX: 52.3øF, 81.0% humidity, 6 mph WNW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs .