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#17265 No Error Message restoring fogetting password

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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 30 August 2013 23:54 CDT

joomleb
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: 3.1.5
PHP version: 5.4.8
MySQL version: 5.5.27-cll
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Akeeba Backup version which took the backup: 3.7.10 pro
Kickstart version used to extract the backup: 3.7.0 pro

Description of my issue:
Restoring a backup (with password), forgetting to input password I have back the generic error message I attach.
Well, I didn't remember I used password on backup, So I'm crazy for few hours before to remember it!
A suggestment, please think to have back a specific (not generic) error message that remember it :)
Simply but useful :)
Many Thanks, Emiliano

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
There is no password reminder as it would nullify the security the. password protection feature adds.

You can disable the password as long as you have access to your site by FTP. After using Kickstart and BEFORE clicking on the "Run the installer" button go to your site by FTP. Find the installation directory and remove the password.php file. Then click on the "Run the installer" button on Kickstart's page to launch ANGIE (the restoration script) which is no longer password protected.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Greek: native πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§English: excellent πŸ‡«πŸ‡·French: basic β€’ πŸ• My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

joomleb
Hi Nicholas,
Sorry for my bad English. I don't mean to have a password reminder!
But simply, if I forgot to input password during restoring, to have back an Error message that remember me to input the password, like for ex. : "you forgot to input password" instead to receive the generic "an error has occurred" !!! ...What error ?!?

Do you understand me ?!?

Emiliano

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
No, I don't understand. When you enter a bad password it comes back to the password page without an error.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Greek: native πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§English: excellent πŸ‡«πŸ‡·French: basic β€’ πŸ• My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

joomleb
...and when you forget to input the password (my case) you have back "an error has occurred".

I'm suggesting to have back an accurate message like: "you forgot to input password".

I totally forgot to have made backup using password and during error restoration I went crazy and I was afraid for few hours !!! :)

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
What I am saying is that what you see is not what you are supposed to see.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Greek: native πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§English: excellent πŸ‡«πŸ‡·French: basic β€’ πŸ• My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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