Random Password Instead of Activation Code

As per request, this is verstion 2.0 of the Random Password hack.

I am starting a new thread for this, because users of vB 2.0.3 and down should use version 1.0 of this hack, whereas users if v.2.2.0 and up should use this version.

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Purpose: When a new user regsiters, he is e-mailed a password generated randomly. He will not be able to log in until he receives this e-mail and uses that password. (the same happens if an existing user changes his e-mail address).

After installing this hack, you will have three options essentially:

1) Don't verify the e-mail is valid.
In this case the user selects his own password and nothing is sent to him.

2) Verify the e-mail is valid by sending an activation code
This is how vBulletin works now: a user selects his own password during registration, and the BB Mailer sends him an activation code / link that he needs to use before he's able to post

3) Verify the e-mail is valid by sending a random password
In this case the user DOES NOT select a password but instead he receives a randomly generated password by e-mail. He will not be able to log in / post until he receives and uses this password.

Installation: download the attached installer and run it in your admin directory. All changes that need to be made manually to scripts and/or templates are listed there.

[high]Important: If you previously installed this hack, select the "upgrade" option and not the "new install"[/high]

Cheers,

Bira

[nuno]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bira
nuno, you already had the randpassword option added to the database from a previous installation (in 2.0.x). So you don't need to run the clean install but the upgrade.

The difference between the clean install and the upgrade is only that the install adds a new value to the setting table, whereas the upgrade does everything except for that.

Run the installer again and select upgrade

[bira]

nuno don't do that!!!

This is an important check -- you MUST run the script as upgrade and NOT as install. I can't stress enough how important this is.

If you click on UPGRADE, you won't even reach step 3, you will be taken to step 4.

DO NOT change that code from the installer and run it as upgrade.

If you force the alter over a MySQL table, you can corrupt your tables.

[bira]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by nuno


no way
like i told you this hack was tested with a clean vBull 2.2.1 installation

[nuno]

hmm
vBull clean installation with one fresh database(vbulltest)
clicking UPGRADE will bypass 3 options at admin cp

[bira]

clicking 'Upgrade' skips step 3. The only thing happening in step 3 is the 'INSERT INTO setting' query, which adds the Admin Options setting variable.

If you get this error, it means that variable was already added to the database, so you can safely select upgrade only

[nuno]

okie dokie tx bira

[SirSteve]

I would like to install this but I have the ever popular Community Bulletin hack installed thus the code changes is different.

[MApI]

Hi, never installed before this hack (so, with a clean db), receive durings installation same nuno's msg. Btw I installed hack running the upgrade option. Obs., now hack doesn't work. The question is: can I upgrade the upgraded new installation ? Yes ? How ? Thx, in adv, MAp|

[Remi]

Bira

I did every thing exactly as you have discribed, but it did not work.

I used the upgrade option because i was using the old vesion of the hack.

I registerd a name for testing the hack, but it is not sending a password so I chaged the option to "Moderate New Members" so I can send it manually, the email get sent but without a password.

I uninstall the hack and removed the old templates from the old version and tryed to install it a gain but without any luck.

Now
Even the option "Send New Users Random Password?" is not in the contro panel any more

please advice me what to do, and how can I remove any trace of the hack from the db so I can try the option "Install"

Thank you very much in advance

[bira]

ok, I fixed the installer file in the first post.

Download it again, upload it to your admin dir, and run UNINSTALL first.

Whether the UNINSTALL is successful or not, doesn't matter.

Once that is done, click 'back' and go to the first page of the installer and select NEW INSTALL.

Follow the instructions thereafter and you will be fine.

Sorry for the error.

Thanks,

Bira