IPB problem

[kokeroulis]

hi

I use IPB(Inversion Power Board forum
yesterday my brother change some settings of my forum....And he remove me from the admin root group....I have access in admin cp but i can't make back ups and other usefull things.....Do you know how can i fix this???

[phoenix]

You need to find yourself in the members in the mysql database and set your user group to 4, this should set you back to root admin.

[Niko]

Hello kokeroulis,

In addition to phoenix's post, I would like to say that you can make the suggested changes from:

cPanel -> MySQL Databases -> phpMyAdmin

Usually, the information about the users and groups is stored in a table called "users".

[Collin1000]

Hello kokeroulis,

In addition to phoenix's post, I would like to say that you can make the suggested changes from:

cPanel -> MySQL Databases -> phpMyAdmin

Usually, the information about the users and groups is stored in a table called "users".Adding onto that, your going to want to find your account and change the usergroup to "4" -> this is the root admin group.

After that, give your brother a lesson on not changing settings.

After that, set ACP permissions to restrict his access to demoting a user.


If you need any more help feel free to ask.

WARNING:
In no way is what I said to be taken for offical support. It is always best to open a ticket with IPS if you feel you have been hacked, so that they can find any secuirty flaws.

To do so, go to your customer-to-customer only forums account (ipsbeyond.com) and file a report in the "Help Ive Been hacked" sub catagory "Admin account stolen"

:)

[kokeroulis]

ok guys....But i want to load a back up.....And i don't know how....Can you help me???By the way thks for the help.

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You need to find yourself in the members in the mysql database and set your user group to 4, this should set you back press enter




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[kokeroulis]

ok guys....But i want to load a back up.....And i don't know how....Can you help me???By the way thks for the help.



That is my problem..........

[phoenix]

Go to your cpanel Go to Mysql Databases and down the bottom you should see a link for PhpMyAdmin. Once you click on that you'll be able to see your tables on the left, select the ipb database. Click on the SQL tab at the top and paste

UPDATE ibf_members SET `mgroup` = 4 WHERE `id` = 1

in and submit.

Change the id if your user id is not number 1.

[Collin1000]

ok guys....But i want to load a back up.....And i don't know how....Can you help me???By the way thks for the help.

Yes, to do that, your doing to need to follow the directions I provided and change your usergroup using phpmyadmin back to 4. If your not the admin you cant import your backup.



You need to find yourself in the members in the mysql database and set your user group to 4, this should set you back press enter




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Correct. Just find your account in the _users table, and set your group ID to "4"

This will restore root admin power to your account.