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[Miles Fidelman <address@concealed>]

I expect someone else will be able to provide a more detailed answer, 
but, in the interim....

- Passwords are stored in the database
- There's a section in the Sympa Reference Manual titled "Sympa and its 
Database" - essential reading if you're going to play there
- /etc/sympa/sympa.conf probably has your database access info 
(username, password) - assuming you have root access
- if you're good with SQL, you can change things using the the command 
line (e.g., for mysql, the mysql command line), but, you're probably 
better off using a GUI like phpmyadmin (or see 
http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/slideshows/top-10-mysql-gui-tools.html)

But before digging around, you might try to figure out why you're list 
reset password is coming through without the link.  You'd need to figure 
out which routine generates it and look at the formatting files.  It 
could be that your email program is displaying the link properly - look 
at the source email.

Hope this helps,

Miles Fidelman

On 2/24/16 2:15 PM, Casey Workman (via sympa-users Mailing List) wrote:
> I can't get logged into our Sympa installation with the main
> listmaster account.  I think one of the other admins accidentally
> changed the password and now we are locked out.  I have tried to use
> the "Lost Password" link but the email I recieve is incomplete.  All
> it says is...
>
> ------------------------
> Someone, probably you, requested to create or renew your password for
> your list server account list.abcdefg.edu. (This request cames from
> host x.x.x.x at ).
> ------------------------
>
> It is missing the link at the end of the email that takes me to the
> form to change the password.  So my question is, how do I go about
> resetting that password?  Can it be accomplished from the command
> line?  In the database?
>
>
> --------------------------------------
> Casey Workman
> Systems Engineer
> Murray State University
> 270-255-9675
>
> ***Please note that Murray State will NEVER ask for your username and
> password via email***

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