Re: I messed up big time

From: Rick Brandt (rickbrandt2_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:53:50 -0600

Paul B. wrote:
> Okay I screwed up big time. I was trying to set up user accounts /
> groups / etc. so I could restrict my users, and somehow I did not set
> the admin password. Now I can only log onto the database as a user.
>
> I need to know how to undo this.....
>
>
> Now pick yourself up off the floor and tell me I'm not up the creek
> without a paddle.

I don't understand the problem. If you don't have a password on the user
"Admin" then you are automatically logged in as that user after which you can
change the password. If you are currently being prompted for a UserName and
Password then you DID assign a password to the user "Admin". 

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