Comments on: Reset lost admin password in osCommerce RC1+

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:24:27 +0000

Using v2.2.rc2a, they have changed the hashing algorithm.
The hashed password field on the administrators table looks like (I’ve messed up some digits deliberately ):
cf7123a08d68fe858bfbbabd5c6c77db:Array

So “no cigar”. Thanks anyway – now to reload osCommerce

By: Sam Jr

Sam Jr — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:38:38 +0000

It worked! You are the man!

By: Thanh ROck

Thanh ROck — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:08:21 +0000

Thanks so much. I done. What is type code that password ? MD5 ?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:46:56 +0000

6cdd7c57450225fac77427f5962bb726:40 <– mine
dd7c57450225fac77427f5962bb726:40 <– yours

Looks like you missed the first 2 characters.

By: chandoo

chandoo — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:46:55 +0000

Hi
Sorry! i did the same as u said but no way its not working for me. Could you advise me some thing better.
i changed the user name to admin, password to dd7c57450225fac77427f5962bb726:40. and i try to logged in with admin/pass.
thank you

By: Krisztian

Krisztian — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:18:49 +0000

THANKS A LOT !!!! JUST GOT STUCK WITH THE PROBLEM AND MANAGED TO SOLVE IT QUICKLY WITH THIS.

By: St.Jones

St.Jones — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:30:30 +0000

Brilliant! Saved my day. Been going at it for hours. Simple solution!

Thanks.

By: Lou Erickson

Lou Erickson — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:56:50 +0000

Thanks, this just got us unstuck. Everyone else’s directions were many years old and outdated.

By: Cezar

Cezar — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:51:11 +0000

Dude, U are the man
Thanks for the tip.