Deleted master admin

[Decoder]

hehe i screwed up
and logged into my other admins account
and i wanted to see if he had access to delete me

well it deleted me
so i had to create a new login
and i used his account to make myself admin again....................
is this going to screw anything up???
since i am the owner
and the username i created the boards with was erased?

[Steve Machol]

There shouldn't be any lasting harm. If you had any posts under the deleted admin name, then these will no longer be linked to you. Other than that I can't think of any problems.

[Marshalus]

Couldn't you edit the database to change your userid to 1 like it was before?

[Steve Machol]

Why do you need to have userid=1? I don't on my forums.

[Decoder]

ok i was just wondering if that would screw anything up


another question
where can i get new skins/templates/styles

i find there is nothing at all in the members area except i can download the new version or upgrade
and read some info

but no downloads

[filburt1]

Originally posted by smachol
Why do you need to have userid=1? I don't on my forums.

In the config.php isn't there something about viewing an admin log where only userid 1 can do it?

[XiXora]

why not make vb3 so that u cannt delete the master admin. so other admins cant delete u if they are in a strop

[Marshalus]

Originally posted by smachol
Why do you need to have userid=1? I don't on my forums.

So that all the past posts will be linked to your new admin user.

Also, the thing about the config.php, but that can be easily changed.

[filburt1]

I know it's easy to change, I'm just saying to try to prove a mod wrong

[Decoder]

where do i find the table to change waht member # i am

[filburt1]

It's the user table; you can use phpmyadmin to change it.

[Decoder]

well i changed it
it deleted my post count next to my name
than it said i registered in 1970
so i reinstalled my boards

[Gecko_2k2]

Someone else set up the boards on my website and they were recently removed (userid=1) from their administrator account. How do I make sure that he can no longer access my forum control panel?

[Steve Machol]

The best way to be sure is to protect the admin directory with htaccess.

[Decoder]

if i knew anything bout htaccess i woud use it
but i have enver touched that subject yet