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Subject:	Re: Member Passwords - how to purge ones you can't remember?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:24:08 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Shiri Dori writes: > Quick (or not-so-quick) question. > How can one purge passwords that one cannot remember? Send me an email tonight and I'll wipe out the lot. (*Don't* mail me your password.) Because they're stored encrypted, there's no way to wipe any one out selectively unless you know what it is. Then you can set up the one you want to keep after things are reset. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to have some sort of "purge all but these (give list) pw's" and by process of elimination it could purge the others. --Todd

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		Re: Member Passwords - how to purge ones you can't remember?
(...) Shiri, You can be the first to try the new "retire all old passwords" option: (URL) tell it which one to keep, and it purges the others for you. You can then add a second or third one back if you like...or just keep one. BTW, it's (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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		Member Passwords - how to purge ones you can't remember?
Hi Todd, Quick (or not-so-quick) question. How can one purge passwords that one cannot remember? See, I just added a new pw and was notified that I now have no less than 5 passwords. Gee! I had no idea. I don't know, I guess I just forgot to retire (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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