Admin log-in not working.
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This problem started when I tried to log-in to my site on 30th December. I received the following message:
“INSECURE PASSWORD: Your login attempt has been blocked because the password you are using exists on lists of passwords leaked in data breaches. Attackers use such lists to break into sites and install malicious code. Please reset your password to reactivate your account.”
OK – did the pwd reset and received the usual email including the link to follow. When clicked, I got to the log-in page and a message that said: ” Your password reset link appears to be invalid. Please request a new link below.” Went round in circles a few times repeating this procedure, each time with the same result. So, time to delve into the database. Here’s what I’ve done:
1 Reset the password from within PHP Admin, carefully ensuring that I chose MD5 for the format.
2 Created a new user and given them Admin status. They can’t log-in either.
3 Cleared my browser cache and tried two different browsers – just in case. No luck.
4 Disabled all plug-ins (by renaming the ‘plugins’ folder). No luck.
5 Run a remote scan using Sucuri – came up clean.
6 Followed the various tips and tricks given at: http://wpsites.net/wordpress-admin/cannot-login-to-wordpress-emergency-password-reset-options/ – none of which, I’m afraid, worked.
I should mention that there is one other, existing user on this site and they can log-in successfully. However, they are a ‘subscriber’ and cannot make admin changes. I’ve attempted to upgrade them to ‘admin’ in MySQL but this change doesn’t seem to have taken or made any difference to their capabilities. Basically, wordpress seems to be ignoring any changes I make to the database – but it is not throwing any errors that would indicate problems with communicating with it or gaining the required access, even though I’ve set WP_DEBUG to ‘true’ in wp-config.php.
I’m pretty much out of ideas now, so any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
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