After spending extensive time upgrading one of my complicated sites to the latest Evo version, I decided to change all passwords etc. to ensure a fully clean slate.
I did the usual back-up beforehand and went ahead and changed all passwords. After the manager showed the new password, I logged out as usual, closed all browser windows, cleared all cache and continued to log back into the system.
Then it happend - the password wasn't accepted "Incorrect username or password entered!" -
above my head.
So - put the backup in place and started again - same happend again.
Then I started stripping the new password down in steps, this took ages
Eventually I found the culprit - it was an "&", adding an ampersand in the password breaks the system.
To ensure this didn't have anything to do with the upgrade I installed a fresh copy and the exact problem arose again.
I completed the usual stroll through the forum and other places and found the following:
- Evo Upgrade Issue
- Critical! Mgr and Web Users can't login if passwords contain certain characters
- Bug #391
Give it a try - use this as a password:
123&123 (but don't forget to do a DB backup first)
[ed. note: iusemodx last edited this post 7 years, 3 months ago.]