Re: Changing OS

• Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 19:51:31 PDT
• From:
  Michael Thompson <shadowr@nando.net>
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Michael Smith wrote:
> 
>         I have some moo dbs that I have been using in Linux for some time.
> I recently switched to the Win95/Dos clients since I use them for everything
> else.  The only problem is that my old dbs don't reconize my passwords.  It
> seems like the encryption key was changed.  Is there any way to hack the db
> and change this?  I cannot get into the db as a programmer and do a
> ;crypt(""), so what do I do?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Michael Smith
> If the professeur can make a television out of two coconuts and Gilligan's
> hat, Why can't he just fix the dang boat.?????

Easy solution, boot up the MOO with emergency wiz mode (-e i think).  Then
use #2 to recrypt at least one players password like
;#player.password = crypt("password");
Then you can redo password from that player.

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