Unrecoverable password

**Angrybird** · 21st July 2012, 00:09

I am about to lose my password. I have no written record of it and my computer is playing up which means reloading the operating system.

Unlike most sites KB hasn't made provision for password recovery. If you want to change it while logged in you still have to provide the old one.

In the absence of any alternative I suppose I could sign in as a new member eg sonofangrybird or similar but I would lose my most cherished reputation points.

I would therefore be most grateful for any advice on the subject. With thanks in anticipation.

**gammaguy** · 21st July 2012, 01:28

if you are using certain browsers and have remembered your password,there are ways to recover it

**Mom** · 21st July 2012, 07:53

Send a message to the admin and ask him to reset your password to something you can remember. Easy really. So easy infact, here is his profile for you...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/me...ental-Trousers

**Angrybird** · 21st July 2012, 09:18

Originally Posted by Mom

Send a message to the admin and ask him to reset your password to something you can remember. Easy really. So easy infact, here is his profile for you...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/me...ental-Trousers

"Zen wisdom: No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously." He sounds like an onto it sort of bloke.. although I was beginning to wonder if this was exactly what had happened with me. 2 requests to admin.. both unanswered. Thanks Mom for the suggestion however :-)

**Angrybird** · 21st July 2012, 09:28

Originally Posted by gammaguy

if you are using certain browsers and have remembered your password,there are ways to recover it

Thanks gammaguy.. you are a mind reader too. I use Firefox and it has crossed my mind that if I can delete individual cookies perhaps I can save them too. If I knew how to do that I would probably also know how to install "non-stretching" drivers for my new Nvidia card and thus obviate the need for the cookie eating complete overhaul in the first place. :-).

**Ender EnZed** · 21st July 2012, 09:28

Originally Posted by Angrybird

In the absence of any alternative I suppose I could sign in as a new member eg sonofangrybird or similar but I would lose my most cherished reputation points.

Is that really an issue for you?

**Virago** · 21st July 2012, 10:09

No, there's no password recovery, only password reset.

Two options.

PM either Mental Trousers (admin) or chanceyy (senior moderator) - both can reset your password to something simple which you can change later. Be patient - they're not on-line 24/7, particularly at weekends.

Or you can do it yourself. Log out, then follow the Lost Password instructions on the log-in page. You will be emailed a temporary password. If you don't see the email, check your spam box.

**Mental Trousers** · 21st July 2012, 13:08

Originally Posted by Angrybird

"Zen wisdom: No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously." He sounds like an onto it sort of bloke.. although I was beginning to wonder if this was exactly what had happened with me. 2 requests to admin.. both unanswered. Thanks Mom for the suggestion however :-)

Never got them. Where the hell were you sending them to??

**FJRider** · 21st July 2012, 13:14

Originally Posted by Angrybird

In the absence of any alternative I suppose I could sign in as a new member eg sonofangrybird or similar but I would lose my most cherished reputation points.

After 23 posts ... it wont be many. Hardly worth the worry.

**Angrybird** · 22nd July 2012, 13:11

Originally Posted by Mental Trousers

Never got them. Where the hell were you sending them to??

Thanks for your email Mental Trousers. Glad to see mine finally got through. I will cherish my password in future. Will probably stick with yours in the offchance I need to remember it again :-)

**Angrybird** · 22nd July 2012, 13:21

Originally Posted by Ender EnZed

Is that really an issue for you?

Hey EnZed. Look no.. it isn't a concern as in teenage girl collecting Facebook friends. Her whole raison d'etre is based on that magic little number she can bandy around despite having "poached" most of her friends from the well-rounded bloke in the classroom.

I have already copped flak on another thread for my attention to detail. The reason I attend to the detail of reputation points is out of respect for the people who awarded them. When I lived my life at 90 miles an hour however I probably wouldn't even have noticed. I have slowed down a bit since discovering that nothing I accumulated at that speed actually "stuck."

Besides I am quite partial to the name angrybird.

**Angrybird** · 22nd July 2012, 13:24

Originally Posted by FJRider

After 23 posts ... it wont be many. Hardly worth the worry.

True the first part FJRider.. I still worry :-)

**Angrybird** · 22nd July 2012, 13:45

Originally Posted by Virago

No, there's no password recovery, only password reset.

Two options.

PM either Mental Trousers (admin) or chanceyy (senior moderator) - both can reset your password to something simple which you can change later. Be patient - they're not on-line 24/7, particularly at weekends.

Or you can do it yourself. Log out, then follow the Lost Password instructions on the log-in page. You will be emailed a temporary password. If you don't see the email, check your spam box.

Thanks for weighing in Virago. This was exactly what I was looking for as I hoped not to disturb a moderator if I could do the job myself. I did chase about the place looking for reset instructions but for the fact they were not where I expected to find them I did so without any high hopes.

I now see that if I was actually locked out then they would have appeared to me. My apologies to all.. I wasn't thinking as clearly as I might having just put a new PSU in my computer and with the subsequent graphics card issues was wondering what other conspiracies might be afoot. Being that kiwibiker members are such an approachable bunch I decided no harm in asking.

Funny thing but even when I am getting sh*t on this forum I can sense the good humour behind it. Before coming here I was "brutalised" in an American Fireblades forum after only my first post. OK I made light of it and gave a bit back but suffice to say that I am glad I live here.. (and if American g/f wants me back she can jump on a plane).

**Berries** · 22nd July 2012, 14:32

Originally Posted by Angrybird

I will cherish my password in future. Will probably stick with yours in the offchance I need to remember it again :-)

Just post it in this thread then if you ever forget it you can search for it and easily find it.

**Akzle** · 22nd July 2012, 20:04

Originally Posted by Angrybird

In the absence of any alternative I suppose I could sign in as a new member eg sonofangrybird or similar but I would lose my most cherished reputation points.

both of them?

yerp. depends which browser you're using. i know nothing about M$hit. chroms and mozilla probably have some *save passwords for transfering/ synchronising* button. opera (wins.) has files you can copy out and into your next install. also i'm sure "wand" will have a transferr feature.

alternatively there is invariably a pre-compiled linux tool that will hack/reveal your passwords.

but tutt-tutt. forgetting a password.