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Reply # 774863 5-Mar-2013 10:27
Glad you told us here, my first reaction to flags like that is to not trust them:) Luigi Doing cool stuff with mobiles at Imersia SolomoConsulting Find me on LinkedIn Blog http://luigicappel.wordpress.com Check out my songwriting

cshaun

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Reply # 774865 5-Mar-2013 10:34
Weird. Couldn't reset password with Chrome... Wouldn't send me email, gave me: "Error: either username or email must be specified for password request." With either email or username in the box. Worked first try in IE.

bensmithnz

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Wannabe Geek

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Reply # 774868 5-Mar-2013 10:36
Reset my password just fine on Chrome, no issues at all. Mistakes happen :) Cheers Mauricio; dealt with in a prompt and orderly fashion. Cheers for the transparency on what happened to by the way :) Ben

Tinshed

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Reply # 774883 5-Mar-2013 11:01
Me too! Me too! Meaning successfully changed my password using Chrome. Reminds me of Mr Martin "It's the putting right that counts". Stuff happens, and I am sure we can remember that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you realise "whoops". Anyway all good and if people get upset about such things, well, I am glad I don't have their life.

DuncanMcC

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Reply # 774885 5-Mar-2013 11:10
There is a wee bug (IMO) in that if you also have your name in the login field, then clicking the send button does not send an e-mail.

Cloudy

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Reply # 774890 5-Mar-2013 11:16
freitasm: Cloudy: Mine seems to still be working, just selected from my bookmarks and I'm in. That's because you were on Geekzone before with the option to keep logged in. Your browser has a token that will keep it logged in. We do not store the password on cookies, so if you logout now then you will see your password is reset, like everyone's else. Ah ok, might just log out now and reset anyway so I don't confuse myself in the future

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Reply # 774892 5-Mar-2013 11:19
Folks, here is an update... We have restored passwords to their values on 4th March 7am. This means most of you don't need to change your password anymore. If you have changed your password, then continue to use the new password. Sorry for the mass emailing... Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

DuncanMcC

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Reply # 774893 5-Mar-2013 11:21
freitasm: Folks, here is an update... We have restored passwords to their values on 4th March 7am. This means most of you don't need to change your password anymore. If you have changed your password, then continue to use the new password. Sorry for the mass emailing... Hmm... so all the folk (not me!) that put in a new password, will not work anymore, and will have their old password.

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Reply # 774895 5-Mar-2013 11:22
I only reset the password for those who have not changed yet. If you have changed your password, you can keep using the new one you entered. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

DuncanMcC

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Reply # 774897 5-Mar-2013 11:23
freitasm: I only reset the password for those who have not changed yet. If you have changed your password, you can keep using the new one you entered. Thanks for double-clarifying :)

helebor

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Reply # 774906 5-Mar-2013 11:44
Well, I'm special 'cuz I just logged in (username & existing password) without resetting anything. Thanks for the email, though, it was nice hearing from you.

SQLGeek

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Reply # 774917 5-Mar-2013 12:08
To stop this happening again your could create trigger that doesn't allow multiple passwords to updated in single update statement. Something like this for table GZUser and column PwdHash: create trigger tr_GZUser_UpdatePwd on dbo.GZUser for update as if update(PwdHash) begin if (select count(*) from inserted) > 1 rollback end go

Dairyxox

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Reply # 774920 5-Mar-2013 12:13
Rather than following your instructions, I found it easier to just click on "Your Profile" then "Edit your Profile" and enter my new password there. This only applies to users with cookies that are still alive (auto logged in) I understand why you didn't mention this, as giving users too many options only complicates matters.

freitasm

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Reply # 774922 5-Mar-2013 12:16
Hmmm. I didn't mention here, but put in the email. SQLGeek, thanks for the tip. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

jnawk

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Reply # 774940 5-Mar-2013 12:49
freitasm: Technically? I was going to update one password but instead typed the command and pressed the EXEC button before finishing up the WHERE clause. That's not very technical... Perhaps every SQL session should begin with SET IMPLICIT_TRANSACTIONS ON??? This is, after all, a prime example of why auto-commit is a bad idea!

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