Cannot access admin after upgrade to v16

Problem reported by Jens Straten - 5/18/2017 at 8:06 AM

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I have upgraded to the v16 release version yesterday and now I can no longer access the system using the admin user. I have already tried to reset the admin password using the method outlined in the knowledge base (removing two lines from the config file).

Is this a known problem? Any solution?

This is really urgent for us since the beta key will expire tomorrow and so we really need to copy in our normal license key.

Alternatively, maybe there is a way for us to manually upload the license key to system directly without using the admin user?

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Matt Petty Replied

5/18/2017 at 8:23 AM

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After removing the two lines, did you restart SmarterMail? Any manual change to the XML file requires a restart. It's also advised to turn of the service THEN make the changes to the file, otherwise SmarterMail might overwrite any changes you made when it shuts down.

Matt Petty Senior Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. www.smartertools.com

Jens Straten Replied

5/18/2017 at 8:35 AM

Yes, I stopped the service before making the change and restarted it afterwards. Sadly, it does not accept admin/admin to logon.

Matt Petty Replied

5/18/2017 at 8:50 AM

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Hello,
I just wanted to give you an update. We have identified this as a bug. I'm working immediately on fixing it. I will let you know more as it develops.

Matt Petty Senior Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. www.smartertools.com

Jens Straten Replied

5/18/2017 at 11:34 AM

OK. Since the beta license will expire tomorrow, can you offer a work around to install another license without having access to the admin account? I am just getting a little nervous about the mail server not accepting mail on all domains...

Matt Petty Replied

5/18/2017 at 11:55 AM

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I talked to support and they have opened a ticket with you on getting your activation squared away. They can help you manually activate it. So keep an eye out on your email.

Matt Petty Senior Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. www.smartertools.com

Jens Straten Replied

5/18/2017 at 1:08 PM

Thank you! I just got some instructions from support and have already implemented them. While the system has been starting just fine, I don't have a way of validating the license activation without the admin account.

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