Locked out: howto "unprivate" page? Login page gone

This is how you log into the postgres database via webmin

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:15:46 +0000

That was a hard one.

To access the database via webmin you have to login with the username and password it is run by.
In my case i had to login with:

user: root
pass: myrootpassword

I hope this helps someone - it did help me.
So i was neither a postgres-database problem nor a wikidot one.
It seems so simple but it took me some time to see "the big picture" ;)

/tud-geek

ps: thanks for "Ed Johnson" again!

Re: Reset Database?

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:04:20 +0000

Once you have access as postgres, you should be able to change it

http://scratching.psybermonkey.net/2009/06/21/postgresql-how-to-reset-user-name-postgres-password/

hope this helps.

Reset Database?

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:32:37 +0000

If shit hits the fan…

I also did not write down the database password which i need to reset.
After to many attempts to login i get locked out:

*Error - Access denied for 192.168.178.101*

So i need to reset to password for the Database. How to?

Thanks again in advance!

edit: little postgres howto use

change to postgresuser

 su postgres

invoke "postgres command line":

 psql

list databases

\l

quit psql command line

\q

Still need to figure out how to reset the password…

/tud-geek

Re: Locked out: howto "unprivate" page? Login page gone

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:31:06 +0000

Thank you Ed,

i will try your suggestion and it is the solution i was searching for.
Webmin should be the right tool even for nebies in database stuff

I will report back!

/tud-geek

Re: Locked out: howto "unprivate" page? Login page gone

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:36:16 +0000

Install Webmin on your server and log into Webmin using https://www.yourserver.com:10000/ (or use https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:10000/ where the xxx's are your internal IP address). Under servers you should see "PostgreSQL Database Server".

Select that and then your Wikidot database. Open the "site" table and then "View Data". Find your site that you set private, edit the record and change the private field to "f" (for false). Save the changes and you should be able to get back in.

Once you're up and running again, you should create a system:join page that consists of this code:

 [[note]] Please change this page according to your policy (configure first using [[[admin:manage|Site Manager]]]) and remove this note. [[/note]] + Who can join? You can write here who can become a member of this site. + Join! So you want to become a member of this site? Tell us why and apply now! [[module MembershipApply]] Or, if you already know a "secret password", go for it! [[module MembershipByPassword]]

This is based on an older revision of WDOS (rev 393), so things might have changed in newer versions. Webmin is a great tool for remotely managing small changes in the wikdidot database. Hope this helps.

-Ed

Locked out: howto "unprivate" page? Login page gone

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:24:50 +0000

Hello,

i locked myself out by turning the site private on my homenetwork-server.
There is no, at least i do not see one, possible way to access the login page.

The login page looks like:
The page does not (yet) exist.

The page system:join you want to access does not exist.

create page

and when i click on edit i see:

Error
Oooops!

This Site is private and accessible only to its members.

Any help is appreciated!
Thanks in adcace.

/tud-geek