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how_to:lost_password [2013/11/07 14:46] – paulhow_to:lost_password [2014/06/13 16:44] – [VPOP3 v2.6.0 to v4.0] paul
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 There is NO "back door" into the VPOP3 settings. There is NO "back door" into the VPOP3 settings.
  
-Note that VPOP3 has an account 'lockout' feature where it will lock an account for 30 minutes if an incorrect password is entered more than 3 times in a row. So, if you have been trying lots of passwords but think you now know what the password is, it is worth waiting 30 minutes and trying again, or restarting the VPOP3 service manually to force it to forget the previous failed attempts.+===Account Lock=== 
 +Note that VPOP3 has an account 'lockout' feature where it will lock an account for 30 minutes if an incorrect password is entered more than 3 times in a row. So, if you have been trying lots of passwords but think you now know what the password is, it is worth waiting 30 minutes and trying again, or restarting the VPOP3 service manually to force it to forget the previous failed attempts. Also, by default, VPOP3 will not lock the account access from the 'loopback' address (127.0.0.1) so you may be able to get into the settings, even when the admin account is locked, by going to the VPOP3 computer and going to Start -> Programs -> VPOP3 -> Configure VPOP3.
 =====Default Username & Password===== =====Default Username & Password=====
  
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 =====VPOP3 v2.6.0 to v4.0===== =====VPOP3 v2.6.0 to v4.0=====
  
-From VPOP3 creates a file called VPOP3PASS.AUTH in the VPOP3 folder when licence details are entered. This file is linked to your particular VPOP3 installation.+VPOP3 creates a file called VPOP3PASS.AUTH in the VPOP3 folder when licence details are entered. This file is linked to your particular VPOP3 installation.
  
 This file lets you change the administrator password by going to **Start -> Programs -> VPOP3 -> Emergency Settings** (or **VPOP3 Service Settings** in earlier versions). If you go there, at the login window, there is a button Forgotten Login Details. If you press this, VPOP3 will search for the VPOP3PASS.AUTH file in the VPOP3 folder. If it can't find it, it will ask you to insert the floppy disk containing the file into drive A or copy the VPOP3PASS.AUTH file to the VPOP3 installation directory. This file lets you change the administrator password by going to **Start -> Programs -> VPOP3 -> Emergency Settings** (or **VPOP3 Service Settings** in earlier versions). If you go there, at the login window, there is a button Forgotten Login Details. If you press this, VPOP3 will search for the VPOP3PASS.AUTH file in the VPOP3 folder. If it can't find it, it will ask you to insert the floppy disk containing the file into drive A or copy the VPOP3PASS.AUTH file to the VPOP3 installation directory.
how_to/lost_password.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/14 10:45 by 127.0.0.1

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