ChopSuey,
In some situation you can have many reason not to use "Password Expire". Example: you have many groups, you need to send different letter, you haven't time to wait.
Some security situations might warrant the admins issuing new passwords, instead of waiting for members to log into their account and change it (for example, hacked database where their old passwords might be dug up from somewhere).
If passwords were compromised, the hacker (or password stealer, etc) could simply log into the site, choose a new password that the valid member wouldn't know, and then have full access to their account and your forum.
I am used concept of the script listed here and create new which compatible with vBulletin 3.8.x. Now all you need is copy attached file to ./includes/cron/. After that add cron job to your vBulletin using file name pwdreset.php. Then launch this job and wait until it will be done.
DON?T FORGET TO DELETE OR DISABLE CREATED JOB!!!
I haven?t tested it on vBulletin 4.0.x but I think that this script will work.
I ran this and it appeared to work, but no emails were sent out. This is on 3.8.5 - any ideas why it's not working? Also is it possible, for testing, to manually specify a couple of userids?
I am used concept of the script listed here and create new which compatible with vBulletin 3.8.x. Now all you need is copy attached file to ./includes/cron/. After that add cron job to your vBulletin using file name pwdreset.php. Then launch this job and wait until it will be done.
DON?T FORGET TO DELETE OR DISABLE CREATED JOB!!!
I haven?t tested it on vBulletin 4.0.x but I think that this script will work.
Does this allow the ADMIN to choose the password used?? I want to be able to change the whole board to one password first, then change allow users back in slowly by changing their password manually and then letting them know...
01-28-2010, 04:14 AM
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