Changing Account Settings
- Gordon Cooper
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Changing Account Settings
I have tried unsuccessfully to alter my User Name. Logged into Profile and followed the prescribed steps
including entry of password. Several attempts with variations on the sequence, but I can not even
access the User Name line to make a change. Left and right Clicks, highlight and Backspace or Delete
all do absolutely nothing. I am missing something, but what?
Gordon.
including entry of password. Several attempts with variations on the sequence, but I can not even
access the User Name line to make a change. Left and right Clicks, highlight and Backspace or Delete
all do absolutely nothing. I am missing something, but what?
Gordon.
Re: Changing Account Settings
PM one of the Administrators. I'm not sure it can be done. There are several here who have (for one reason or another) signed up as another User.
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Re: Changing Account Settings
Username changes are not allowed.Gordon Cooper wrote:I have tried unsuccessfully to alter my User Name. Logged into Profile and followed the prescribed steps
including entry of password. Several attempts with variations on the sequence, but I can not even
access the User Name line to make a change. Left and right Clicks, highlight and Backspace or Delete
all do absolutely nothing. I am missing something, but what?
Gordon.
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- Gordon Cooper
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Re: Changing Account Settings
That's odd. The Text in the User Control Panel Reads "Current password: You must enter your current password if you wish to alter your email address or username." To me, it means that User Name can be changed.richb wrote: Username changes are not allowed.
Re: Changing Account Settings
Nevertheless the ability to change username has not been activated. The panel apparently is a generic instruction to cover the case where the admins do activate that feature. It is a default setting for the Forum. Frankly I haven't thought about the pros and cons of allowing username changes and we just left it at the default.
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- jdmeaux1952
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Re: Changing Account Settings
CON - If someone knows the Username and Password, they could go ahead and change both to lock you out of your own computer. (Yes, some of us still use the same PW on our computer desktop as elsewhere.)richb wrote:Nevertheless the ability to change username has not been activated. The panel apparently is a generic instruction to cover the case where the admins do activate that feature. It is a default setting for the Forum. Frankly I haven't thought about the pros and cons of allowing username changes and we just left it at the default.
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Re: Changing Account Settings
A password is only good if you use an encrypted HDD. Without that, anyone who has physical access to your computer and a Live CD can access your HDD without knowing your password.jdmeaux1952 wrote: CON - If someone knows the Username and Password, they could go ahead and change both to lock you out of your own computer. (Yes, some of us still use the same PW on our computer desktop as elsewhere.)
Concerning this forum, for a user/password to be an effective "2 step verification," both of them have to be kept secret. But your forum user name isn't a secret, so your password is all anyone needs to know to get into your account. I don't really see any harm in letting people change their user names if they choose. If they want to really change their identities (and start over without any forum "history") they can already do that.
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Re: Changing Account Settings
Users like myself would expect a generic instruction to relate to the default, any variation from that should be noted in the panel.richb wrote:Nevertheless the ability to change username has not been activated. The panel apparently is a generic instruction to cover the case where the admins do activate that feature. It is a default setting for the Forum. Frankly I haven't thought about the pros and cons of allowing username changes and we just left it at the default.
Re: Changing Account Settings
phBB issue. We have no control over that. I suggest you comment on their website.Gordon Cooper wrote:Users like myself would expect a generic instruction to relate to the default, any variation from that should be noted in the panel.richb wrote:Nevertheless the ability to change username has not been activated. The panel apparently is a generic instruction to cover the case where the admins do activate that feature. It is a default setting for the Forum. Frankly I haven't thought about the pros and cons of allowing username changes and we just left it at the default.
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- Gordon Cooper
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Re: Changing Account Settings
Thanks Rich, I'm not going to prolong this discussion, although as one who spent
most of his working life training others, I prefer to have any written instructions
matching what actually happens. An interesting side issue is that there is nothing
in the Profile settings for someone to simply leave the Forum.
most of his working life training others, I prefer to have any written instructions
matching what actually happens. An interesting side issue is that there is nothing
in the Profile settings for someone to simply leave the Forum.