“admin” user and security

  • Success

    (@success)


    19 years ago

    Is there any security risk in leaving the “admin” user as the default admin?

    Should we remove or rename the admin user?

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  • MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    19 years ago

    In theory if you have a good password no harm in leaving admin. But then again, it won’t hurt to do as you are suggesting either?

    Pizdin Dim

    (@pizdin_dim)

    19 years ago

    Well, if you rename it, it’s one thing less for an attacker to guess, isn’t it? But what do you rename it to?

    Thread Starter Success

    (@success)

    19 years ago

    How do you rename admin?

    Pizdin Dim

    (@pizdin_dim)

    19 years ago

    Edit the users table through a MySQL client tool. If you don’t know your way around with SQL syntax, perhaps install phpmyadmin.

    MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    19 years ago

    Or create a new user with the Administrator role, login as that new user, delete the old admin.

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