HOW TO LOG IN IF THE FORUM FORGOT YOU

[Tsuga 19,748]

If you're freaking out because the forum forgot you and says it can't find your e-mail in the system, here's how to do it.

0. Ensure you're in the "community" part of the website, not the main part. There may be two logins. Steps 1 - 4 work if you're trying to log in to the community, not the website overall (i.e. for purchases).

1. Create a new account with your e-mail and your old user name.

2. It will send you a mail letting you set up an account. However, that will lead you to a page in which you must login and you don't have a password yet. Don't panic. Click the link to reset your password.

3. You will receive another mail to reset your password. Set your password.

4. All done. Now you can login with your old user name and new password.

Miraculously (and anyone who works in application development knows this is actually a very unlikely feature), it should hook you up with the information from the account you had before you created a "new" account. I really wish I knew how this worked because I know some sysadmins who would like to use this trick. 

 

[Amira 30,843]

Do you mind if I copy and paste this for some people who have been having trouble logging on?

[Tsuga 19,748]

It's on the Internet and it's all yours. :) You can also send a link because I think these are public.

[Amira 30,843]

I’ve been away too long and forgot these are public boards. :)

[Melissa in Australia 13,765]

2 hours ago, Tsuga said:

If you're freaking out because the forum forgot you and says it can't find your e-mail in the system, here's how to do it.

1. Create a new account with your e-mail and your old user name.

2. It will send you a mail letting you set up an account. However, that will lead you to a page in which you must login and you don't have a password yet. Don't panic. Click the link to reset your password.

3. You will receive another mail to reset your password. Set your password.

4. All done. Now you can login with your old user name and new password.

Miraculously (and anyone who works in application development knows this is actually a very unlikely feature), it should hook you up with the information from the account you had before you created a "new" account. I really wish I knew how this worked because I know some sysadmins who would like to use this trick. 

 

Thank you so much

I think I have 2 accounts now though 

[IfIOnly 4,288]

3 hours ago, Tsuga said:

If you're freaking out because the forum forgot you and says it can't find your e-mail in the system, here's how to do it.

1. Create a new account with your e-mail and your old user name.

2. It will send you a mail letting you set up an account. However, that will lead you to a page in which you must login and you don't have a password yet. Don't panic. Click the link to reset your password.

3. You will receive another mail to reset your password. Set your password.

4. All done. Now you can login with your old user name and new password.

Miraculously (and anyone who works in application development knows this is actually a very unlikely feature), it should hook you up with the information from the account you had before you created a "new" account. I really wish I knew how this worked because I know some sysadmins who would like to use this trick. 

 

This worked great and linked to my account, no new one started. Thank you!

[Twigs 2,593]

Thanks so much, Tsuga!

[Xahm 3,563]

Thanks from me as well!

[AngieC 320]

Thanks!!

[Pawz4me 38,810]

Thanks so much, Tsuga! Your directions (and Amira sharing them) got me in!

[chiguirre 21,000]

Thanks Tsuga!

That worked perfectly.

[mumto2 34,235]

Thank you!

[Bambam 3,702]

Thank you so much for posting this. Your approach worked! 

[Katy 21,086]

Thank you!  Worked for me too!

[Selkie 23,326]

Thank you!

[cuckoomamma 368]

Not working for me :(

[Jen500 1,349]

Didn't work for me

eta: support fixed it for me....thank you very much!!!

Edited April 3, 2018 by Jen500

[KungFuPanda 33,056]

Hello?

Yay! It worked. That was weird

[TheReader 12,329]

What I did was slightly different, so will post here in case it helps others:

Clicked the "sign in" tab, which failed. 

At the top of the page it bumped me to was a "New user? Sign up" tab; clicked that, entered my email and password, and it welcomed me (on the *website* side of things) as a new user, or remembered me, not sure which. Had me as my email, not my User ID. 

Tried to go back to the community log in side, and use that email. Said nope, doesn't exist. Tried to make a new account with that email, said Sorry, that email is already in use, pick a different one. oh....kay.....

Went back to the website side of things. From there, clicked the "community" tab. Lo & behold, I was signed in with my regular user name, avatar, etc. 

 

Long story short: if the link directly to the forums & the forum-side log-in is the issue, sign in with your email on the website side, *then* enter "community" from the tab on the top of the page and see if that works. Worth a try, anyway. 

I did not have to follow any email trails to do this.......

[Angie in VA 5,239]

Thank you! I saw this and another post. I was quite worried. Glad to be back!!!

 

 

[marbel 25,364]

Thanks Tsuga, worked for me!

[ScoutTN 24,097]

50 minutes ago, TheReader said:

What I did was slightly different, so will post here in case it helps others:

Clicked the "sign in" tab, which failed. 

At the top of the page it bumped me to was a "New user? Sign up" tab; clicked that, entered my email and password, and it welcomed me (on the *website* side of things) as a new user, or remembered me, not sure which. Had me as my email, not my User ID. 

Tried to go back to the community log in side, and use that email. Said nope, doesn't exist. Tried to make a new account with that email, said Sorry, that email is already in use, pick a different one. oh....kay.....

Went back to the website side of things. From there, clicked the "community" tab. Lo & behold, I was signed in with my regular user name, avatar, etc. 

 

Long story short: if the link directly to the forums & the forum-side log-in is the issue, sign in with your email on the website side, *then* enter "community" from the tab on the top of the page and see if that works. Worth a try, anyway. 

I did not have to follow any email trails to do this.......

This worked for me too, when the first way did not. 

[Tsuga 19,748]

2 hours ago, cuckoomamma said:

Not working for me :(

I am editing my post. It only works if you're already in the "community" part of the website.

[Mom23Boys 303]

Thank you! 

[happi duck 15,395]

First attempt at posting post blackout!

ETA: it worked!  Thanks for the instructions!!

[unsinkable 24,078]

Am I here?

 

Yes, I am!

[SparklyUnicorn 70,566]

Thanks.  This worked for me. 

[bibliophile 114]

Thanks!

[Seeking Squirrels 1,530]

This isn't working for me. It has associated my email with this username (which I was dumb and entered because I thought it would be a great time to change my name since I don't like my old one. I assumed the email address was what kept the info together). I can't change my username back to my old one because it says it's already in use. I can't sign in as a new user with that name because it says this email already has an account. I think I messed up signing in. I hope it can be re-associated with my old account. 

[mominco 790]

55 minutes ago, Whovian10 said:

This isn't working for me. It has associated my email with this username (which I was dumb and entered because I thought it would be a great time to change my name since I don't like my old one. I assumed the email address was what kept the info together). I can't change my username back to my old one because it says it's already in use. I can't sign in as a new user with that name because it says this email already has an account. I think I messed up signing in. I hope it can be re-associated with my old account. 

I had to do it a bit differently my sign in wasn't working.Tried multiple methods and finally created a new account but with old user name and email.Had to set and reset the password.

Combined Tsuga and TheReader's instructions and got it!

Did you check this? 

https://support.welltrainedmind.com/hc/en-us/categories/115002017068-Forums

 

[Sharpie 281]

Thank you!  I'm finally on thanks to your instructions.  I'm not sure if I have more than one account or how to exactly check that.  At least I'm back on.  :)

[Lanny 9,855]

OP thank you for this thread.  I had seen some email addresses when reading and was afraid to try this...  I was afraid that my email address would be shown publicly, as it was for others. This is my first post on the new forum and I am going to cross my fingers and hope that my email address is not shown.  Kudos to the Sys Admins who worked on this Migration. There are always unexpected issues that crop up on a task like that. The public display of emails was a Security issue and hopefully that has been eliminated.  I did notice that the Font in the forum is very light in color. It would be easier on my eyes, and probably those of others, if it were a Bold type. 

ETA: OP it worked!   My user name, Lanny, is shown and not my primary email address. Many thanks to you!

Edited April 3, 2018 by Lanny
ETA that her instructions worked for me

[SparklyUnicorn 70,566]

15 hours ago, Tsuga said:

If you're freaking out because the forum forgot you and says it can't find your e-mail in the system, here's how to do it.

0. Ensure you're in the "community" part of the website, not the main part. There may be two logins. Steps 1 - 4 work if you're trying to log in to the community, not the website overall (i.e. for purchases).

1. Create a new account with your e-mail and your old user name.

2. It will send you a mail letting you set up an account. However, that will lead you to a page in which you must login and you don't have a password yet. Don't panic. Click the link to reset your password.

3. You will receive another mail to reset your password. Set your password.

4. All done. Now you can login with your old user name and new password.

Miraculously (and anyone who works in application development knows this is actually a very unlikely feature), it should hook you up with the information from the account you had before you created a "new" account. I really wish I knew how this worked because I know some sysadmins who would like to use this trick. 

 

 

I am so gosh darn curious as to why this worked.  I need to find out! 

[Liza Q 977]

Thanks so much. Tsuga!!!

[RegGuheert 2,930]

Thanks to OP for helping me get logged on! :)

Now off to steal usernames of those who haven't gotten in, yet...  (Insert the "driving the car away" emoticon here)

[4Kiddos 321]

Thank you so very much!

[mommybee 331]

I am so happy I figured this out cause I was getting frustrated. I was about to give up entirely. My avatar is gone but at least I am still under my username.

[Desert Strawberry 5,737]

Thank you! I could not get in  and was so frustrated, I almost walked away forever (dramatic swoon)

I have reverted to my earlier account that I had been locked out of. 

[Tsuga 19,748]

Sorry to all those for whom this did not work. Did anyone get back to you? I posted what worked for me. I don't know how to change one's user name once you've associated a new user name with the old e-mail. That's frustrating.

[Mergath 34,640]

-I'm Mergath-

I can't create a new forum account with my username and email because it says they're both in use. I used a different email and created an account on the store side with the username Mergath, but when I try to set that as my display name on the forum it says it's already in use. (Yeah! By me! Lol.) And if I try to log into the forums with my normal username/pw I get an error message. So I can be logged in as Mergath to the store, but not to the forums. Aargh. And I can log in here with my email and FB, but I can't get it to link to my actual Mergath account.

It's like my normal Mergath account is stuck in its own weird little pocket universe.

I guess I just have to wait for IT to sort it out and merge my accounts into one glorious SuperMergath. :P 

They should temporarily deputize some of us who have tech skills for some extra hands until all this stuff is sorted out. 

[Mergath 34,640]

And I can see myself on the reputation leaderboard!! AAARRRGGGHHH. So close. I wonder if I follow myself and then the accounts are merged if it will tear a hole in the fabric of spacetime.

[Pippen 22,374]

15 hours ago, TheReader said:

What I did was slightly different, so will post here in case it helps others:

Clicked the "sign in" tab, which failed. 

At the top of the page it bumped me to was a "New user? Sign up" tab; clicked that, entered my email and password, and it welcomed me (on the *website* side of things) as a new user, or remembered me, not sure which. Had me as my email, not my User ID. 

Tried to go back to the community log in side, and use that email. Said nope, doesn't exist. Tried to make a new account with that email, said Sorry, that email is already in use, pick a different one. oh....kay.....

Went back to the website side of things. From there, clicked the "community" tab. Lo & behold, I was signed in with my regular user name, avatar, etc. 

 

Long story short: if the link directly to the forums & the forum-side log-in is the issue, sign in with your email on the website side, *then* enter "community" from the tab on the top of the page and see if that works. Worth a try, anyway. 

I did not have to follow any email trails to do this.......

Even after trying to go through the sign-up again process, this is ultimately what worked for me. As soon as I clicked on the community tab, it recognized me. 

[Hyacinth 2,502]

I'm not me yet.

[City Mouse 2,864]

Yea! It worked!

Thanks!

 

[melbotoast 1,676]

I'm back! Hooray!

[SproutMamaK 5,143]

Just posting to keep this on the first page! Thanks, Tsuga, you saved me a lot of frustration last night.

[6packofun 4,848]

No idea how that runaround way of signing in worked, but it did!  Thank you, Tsuga!

[Mergath 34,640]

I'm me again too. Yay! 

[peachskittles 170]

Thank you!!!  I was worried I was lost forever...

[No More Perfect 301]

I think I'm me now? But none of my content is available??