Importing user form another User Base

[sanereddy]

Hello,

I would like to import around 40,000 users into VB... The current user login is uing md5 encryption. I tried finding the answer in manual and forums.. could not find the answer.

Could you please let me know how I can import those users into new VBB forum user base without the users having to change the passwords. We don't have any other information needs to be imported other then user data.

Regards,
Chandra

[Zachery]

What system are you using? and MD5 is not encryption, its hashing.

[sanereddy]

Hello Zachery,

Yes... We are using cutom database with Md5 hasing for passwords.. it seems to be Vb stored the passwords with different hashing.. I just need to get the users in to VB without having to reset the passwords..

Thanks for your reply.

Regards,
Chandra

[Colin F]

You can adapt an ImpEx module to your system. vBulletin uses
md5 ( md5 (password) salt )
so you could hash the password again, setting a three symbol salt, and that should work.

[sanereddy]

You can adapt an ImpEx module to your system. vBulletin uses
md5 ( md5 (password) salt )
so you could hash the password again, setting a three symbol salt, and that should work.

Hello Colin,

Could you please explain me in detail .... I don't have any other thne username , emal and password...

How the function should work..

Regards,
Chandra

[Colin F]

You'll have to program a function to do that, using PHP most likely.
I recommend you ask for help with that on www.vbulletin.org as we can't support custom coding.

[Jerry]

ImpEx will import a password in either plain text or an MD5 string.