We recently lost most of our data tables for phpBB and have had to rebuild quite a bit. We fortunately have a 2nd registration table to collect additional information and it was not lost, so we were able to re-create all of our accounts. However, since that table did not record password or email address, we are requiring our members to change to a secure password and add their email upon logging back in for the first time.
The problem is that EVERY ONE of our users is going to have to do this. That's about 2300 people. At the moment, the system is kicking them out and making the admin re-authorize each and every one of them.
What I don't understand is why, if we have already authorized them once, do we have to authorize them again because they make a change to their email address?
Is there a way to get around this without turning off the admin-authorization? We definitely don't want to do that, but we would like it very much if our members could change their email addresses and/or passwords without being locked out until an admin can re-authorize them.
Any help is most appreciated. We are looking at a very nasty week ahead if this situation is as it seems and we have to re-authorize every single one of our members
Thank you,
Heather
PS -- we have just upgraded to phpBB 2.0.19.
