I do know there are ways of unlocking your forum if you lock yourself out.
Yeah, if you know the database root password. Or have physical access to that database server.
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Kara Spengler
Pink Cat
Join date: 11 Jun 2007
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02-08-2010 19:42
Yeah, if you know the database root password. Or have physical access to that database server. _____________________
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Kara Spengler
Pink Cat
Join date: 11 Jun 2007
Posts: 1,227
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02-08-2010 19:43
It's fiction  awww  _____________________
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Jesse Barnett
500,000 scoville units
Join date: 21 May 2006
Posts: 4,160
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02-08-2010 19:46
oh rubbish. you can just use the "I forgot my password" button to get it fixed, and if that goes to an email address you can't get to then those that are not technically inept can edit the database and change the email address. Corrected that for you  I keep an updated list of passwords, ip addresses, account info along with a copy of the server html & php codes in the company safe. Made it much easier for the others, who are definitely inept, a couple of times when I was off work extended times because of illness. _____________________
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Mitzy Shino
can i haz ur stufz?
Join date: 15 Dec 2006
Posts: 409
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02-08-2010 19:46
It's fiction Are you suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure? maybe there is some truth in it, perhaps thats why they want to get rid of it. _____________________
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Dytska Vieria
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Join date: 13 Dec 2006
Posts: 768
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02-08-2010 19:49
Are you suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure? maybe there is some truth in it, perhaps thats why they want to get rid of it. I don't know, I got it from a reliable source. _____________________
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Mitzy Shino
can i haz ur stufz?
Join date: 15 Dec 2006
Posts: 409
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02-08-2010 19:51
Corrected that for you I keep an updated list of passwords, ip addresses, account info along with a copy of the server html & php codes in the company safe. Made it much easier for the others, who are definitely inept, a couple of times when I was off work extended times because of illness. LOL took me a minute to find your edit. _____________________
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Milla Janick
Empress Of The Universe
Join date: 2 Jan 2008
Posts: 3,075
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02-08-2010 19:51
It's kinda sad because it's so plausible.
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Dytska Vieria
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Join date: 13 Dec 2006
Posts: 768
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02-08-2010 19:52
It's kinda sad because it's so plausible. It's just a premonition! _____________________
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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
Join date: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 7,145
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02-08-2010 20:13
Apparently, no one currently employed at LL knows the admin password for the forums.secondlife.com server, so they cannot disable logins or posts! The only person who knew the password had left employment over 2 years ago. Pretty much what I figgured. _____________________
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Jesse Barnett
500,000 scoville units
Join date: 21 May 2006
Posts: 4,160
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02-08-2010 20:15
Pretty much what I figgured. Wouldn't it be more then slightly cool if it were actually true thou and LL once again forgot about the forum as they have many times in the past. _____________________
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Katheryne Helendale
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Join date: 5 Jun 2008
Posts: 2,187
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02-08-2010 20:31
You know, none of this would surprise me in the least if any of it turned out to be true. Communications within Linden Labs is clearly crippled if not non-existent.
I just spent the last half hour or so wading through the "new forums" (at least, I THINK that's what they were) only to find thread after thread after thread locked down by Lexxi Linden for "becoming a discussion", and instructing us to hold our discussions at http://forums.secondlife.com  There is not a facepalm nor headdesk animation in the WORLD that can adequately convey my feelings here! _____________________
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Salazar Jack
Nova Albion native
Join date: 12 Feb 2004
Posts: 1,105
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02-08-2010 20:57
You know, none of this would surprise me in the least if any of it turned out to be true. Communications within Linden Labs is clearly crippled if not non-existent. I just spent the last half hour or so wading through the "new forums" (at least, I THINK that's what they were) only to find thread after thread after thread locked down by Lexxi Linden for "becoming a discussion", and instructing us to hold our discussions at http://forums.secondlife.com There is not a facepalm nor headdesk animation in the WORLD that can adequately convey my feelings here! Good G'al! If we're not careful we're going to wind up in some sort of Lost-esque Mobius Causality Loop! _____________________
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Osprey Therian
I want capslocklock
Join date: 6 Jul 2004
Posts: 5,049
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02-08-2010 21:17
!pooL ytilasuaC suiboM euqse-tsoL fo tros emos ni pu dniw ot gniog er'ew luferac ton er'ew fI !la'G dooG
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RockAndRoll Michigan
Registered User
Join date: 23 Mar 2009
Posts: 589
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02-09-2010 00:03
!ereh sgnileef ym yevnoc yletauqeda nac taht DLROW eht ni noitamina kseddaeh ron mlapecaf a ton si erehT
:desufnoc: http://forums.secondlife.com ta snoissucsid ruo dloh ot su gnitcurtsni dna ,"noissucsid a gnimoceb" rof nedniL ixxeL yb nwod dekcol daerht refta daerht dnif ot ylno (erew yeht tahw s'taht KNIHT I ,tsael ta) "smurof wen" eht hguorht gnidaw os ro ruoh flah tsal eht tneps tsuj I .tnetsixe-non ton fi delppirc ylraelc si sbaL nedniL nihtiw snoitacinummoC .eurt eb ot tuo denrut ti fo yna fi tsael eht ni em esirprus dluow siht fo enon ,wonk uoY |
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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
Join date: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 7,145
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02-09-2010 00:06
Wow, Bob, Wow!
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Isablan Neva
Mystic
Join date: 27 Nov 2004
Posts: 2,907
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02-09-2010 00:08
Yeah, if you know the database root password. Or have physical access to that database server. Not needed. What they need is access to main server where VBull is hosted and they need to drop in a tools script. You can shut down the forums from the admin control panel. Access to the database won't shut the forum down (well, it would, but you'd never be able to get to the archives again.) _____________________
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Ponsonby Low
Unregistered User
Join date: 21 May 2008
Posts: 1,893
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02-09-2010 00:11
I have lost count how many times at different jobs I or a coworker tries to find where a server is physically at. Or who is responsible for a random undocumented server. Really makes you appreciate the "Beacons" function, eh? _____________________
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RockAndRoll Michigan
Registered User
Join date: 23 Mar 2009
Posts: 589
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02-09-2010 00:11
I'm sure never being able to get to the archives again would suit them just fine. Do you really think they want all the negative posts in these forums to get leaked to Google? At least when this was members-only they didn't have to worry about that bad press getting out in the wild where all these untold millions of customers who aren't here yet but want to be here, necessitating all those unwelcome changes, could not read anything negative and make decisions based on that. Now that they've stated their intent to have it all archived in a manner that Google can pick it all up, they're going to let the cat out of the bag? Sounds very much like something which is not part of the Linden Lab official roadmap. I'll believe it when I see it happen.
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Ponsonby Low
Unregistered User
Join date: 21 May 2008
Posts: 1,893
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02-09-2010 00:12
I'm sure never being able to get to the archives again would suit them just fine. Do you really think they want all the negative posts in these forums to get leaked to Google? I wish I didn't agree with your reasoning on this one. _____________________
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Tegg Bode
FrootLoop Roo Overlord
Join date: 12 Jan 2007
Posts: 5,707
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02-09-2010 00:25
Well, that is the other problem - they're not sure where the server (PC) is located! This happens all the time in RL IT... I heard a bunch of Neko's have decared it a God and have it in a skybox temple above Jessie _____________________
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Argent Stonecutter
Emergency Mustelid
Join date: 20 Sep 2005
Posts: 20,263
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02-09-2010 00:56
Apparently, no one currently employed at LL knows the admin password for the forums.secondlife.com server, so they cannot disable logins or posts! The only person who knew the password had left employment over 2 years ago. I call shenanigans. Ha ha, very funny, but you can always go into the DB and recover or reset the password if you have physical access. _____________________
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Kara Spengler
Pink Cat
Join date: 11 Jun 2007
Posts: 1,227
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02-09-2010 05:13
Really makes you appreciate the "Beacons" function, eh? The REALLY fun one is when someone reads an old document that refers to a box that has not existed for years. _____________________
Those Lindening Lindens!
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Iyoba Tarantal
Registered User
Join date: 15 May 2008
Posts: 279
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02-09-2010 05:55
The new blog forums are not up yet so they are not leaving us in the lurch. I'm sure someone knows how to delete files at Linden Labs.
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Ann Otoole
Registered User
Join date: 22 May 2007
Posts: 867
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02-09-2010 06:14
The new blog forums are not up yet so they are not leaving us in the lurch. I'm sure someone knows how to delete files at Linden Labs. yea login as root. type rm -rf / and press enter. All done. Along with your job. (Note: This is a joke.) I hate having to ruin a good joke but gosh around SL these days it is necessary to stick a damn disclaimer and warning on every damned thing. Warning: Never run rm -rf / as an administrator or normal UNIX / Linux user [Warning examples may crash your computer] WARNING! These examples will delete all files on your computer if executed. $ rm -rf / $ rm -rf * rm -rf (variously, rm -rf /, rm -rf *, and others) is frequently used in jokes and anecdotes about Unix disasters. The rm -rf / variant of the command, if run by an administrator, would cause the contents of every writable mounted filesystem on the computer to be deleted. Do not try these commands. |
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bigmoe Whitfield
I>3 Foxes
Join date: 29 Jul 2007
Posts: 459
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02-09-2010 06:22
Somebody has access to it, the copyright
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. has been updated and that can only happen if somebody has root access and admin access. _____________________
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