Locked out of Admin?
 

I moved VBulletin to a new server, and everything was working just fine...

But suddenly today, while logging in, I was taken to a page saying I've botched up my password 5 times, and would now be locked out for 15 minutes.

So I went through the steps of resetting my password, waiting 15 minutes, etc...

But this problem is persistent. Each time I log in with my new "reset" password, no matter how long I wait, I'm told that my password is wrong, and I need to wait another 15 minutes before logging in.

I'm stuck in a deadly loop!

How do I snap out of it? I'm not the only user reporting this problem. But I am the only system admin, so I'd like to get back on the board!

I CAN directly access the database without a problem, but can't get on the board or the admin cp.

Thanks for your help!

Steve

To troubleshoot this, please remove any hacks and disable your plugins, then see if you still have this problem.
Note: To temporarily disable the plugin system, edit config.php and add this line right under <?php

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

Or you could upload tools.php and change your password - see if that works if disabling hooks doesn't.