Changed Admin name, locked out forever?

  • gerard_gt

    (@gerard_gt)


    10 years ago

    Hi there,

    I installed the plugin yesterday, I was on my way making my WP as safe as I could. I changed the db name, changed the login slug etc. Through some of the steps the plugin asked me to back up the site and so I did.

    Now, the last thing I did was to change the admin name for another one. Then got locked out and could not reenter my login page. I used https://www.mydomain.com/my-new-login-slug but no results.

    I tried to clear cache, log in from another browser etc.

    Can you hel me?
    I would like to know where the backup created by the plugin was stored, since it is the latest one I have?
    And somehow I cannot access my .htaccess file through my ftp client :S I can’t find it under root, if I go through the search function the system finds it but once I am at the folder I cannot see it anywhere! :S

    Thank you!

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  • Plugin Contributor mbrsolution

    (@mbrsolution)

    Hi gerard_gt, if you cannot see the .htaccess file are you login into your server using cpanel? Or are you using a third party tool to FTP into the server?

    Thread Starter gerard_gt

    (@gerard_gt)

    I am using cpanel

    The website runs fine, I can see everything online and can surf it. But cannot login.

    Plugin Contributor mbrsolution

    (@mbrsolution)

    If you are using cpanel, there is an option you need to check that allows you to view all files expecially .htaccess.

    Plugin Contributor mbrsolution

    (@mbrsolution)

    These are the steps if you don’t know.

    • Log into your cPanel
    • Click the “File Manager” icon
    • Ensure “Show Hidden Files” is selected
    • Click “Go”
    Thread Starter gerard_gt

    (@gerard_gt)

    actually when in cpanel than I use cpanel file manager v3

    Even if I could access .htaccess, how should I proceed afterwards?

    Thread Starter gerard_gt

    (@gerard_gt)

    alright now I see htaccess ??

    Thread Starter gerard_gt

    (@gerard_gt)

    this is what I see regarding All in One WP Security

    # BEGIN All In One WP Security
#AIOWPS_BASIC_HTACCESS_RULES_START
<Files .htaccess>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
ServerSignature Off
LimitRequestBody 10240000
<Files wp-config.php>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
#AIOWPS_BASIC_HTACCESS_RULES_END
#AIOWPS_PINGBACK_HTACCESS_RULES_START
<Files xmlrpc.php>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Files>
#AIOWPS_PINGBACK_HTACCESS_RULES_END
#AIOWPS_BLOCK_SPAMBOTS_START
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} POST
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)?wp-comments-post\.php(.*)$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http(s)?://domain\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^$
RewriteRule .* https://127.0.0.1 [L]
</IfModule>
#AIOWPS_BLOCK_SPAMBOTS_END
# END All In One WP Security
    Plugin Contributor mbrsolution

    (@mbrsolution)

    Which back up did you create? The backup will be inside your Website folder structure.

    It is located on the following path wp-content/aiowps_backups

    Thread Starter gerard_gt

    (@gerard_gt)

    isn’t there a solution that does not require me to use the backup?

    or a way to check my log-in slug, just in case it is not the correct one? :S

    Plugin Contributor mbrsolution

    (@mbrsolution)

    Try the following URL.

    See if that helps you.

    Plugin Contributor wpsolutions

    (@wpsolutions)

    gerard_gt,
    Use FTP (or use file manager in cpanel) and temporarily rename this plugin’s folder which will manually deactivate the AIOWPS plugin.
    This will allow you to log back in to wordpress. Once in, try re-activating the plugin by renaming the folder back.

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