Owner- cannot log into admincp

[boardmom]

I put in my username and pass. I get the 'Thank you for logging in..." and then it pops me right back to the login screen again.

???

[Steve Machol]

This is probably a cookie domain/path issue. To fix this, upload the tools.php script in the 'do_not_upload' folder of the vB zip file to your Admin CP directory and run it from your browser. Use this to reset the cookie domain and path back to the defaults. And then leave your cookie domain and path at the default settings. There is no reason to change these. If you need to specify a unique cookie, use the cookie prefix setting in config.php instead.

[boardmom]

Oh gawd.

Ooooooook.

[boardmom]

I dont know what I did but I get, "cannot run tools.php"

[boardmom]

Security Alert!

tools.php still remains in the /admincp/ directory.

This poses a security risk, so please delete that file immediately. You can not access the control panel until you do so.

[boardmom]

HELP!!!

I ran it from my browser and still nothing works. Do I reset admin access cause I'm doing that and still cannot log it. neither can any of my admins.

AHHH.

[boardmom]

I'm in!!!!! Found this advice in another thread. Whew!!!!!

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That might be due to your cookie settings. Upload the tools.php file to the install directory on your server. The tools.php file is in the do_not_upload folder of the vBulletin zip file. Run the file from your browser and select the option to reset your cookie settings.