Title: WordPress.org Login Reset
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# WordPress.org Login Reset

 *  Resolved [AmRes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amres/)
 * (@amres)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-login-reset/)
 * This isn’t about WordPress itself, but rather the WordPress.org site. For some
   reason, when I tried logging in under another client this evening, I received
   an invalid login message. I though it odd since I logged in the other day and
   posted in the ‘How-To and Troubleshooting’ forum.
 * I’ve tried doing a password reset with no luck. I get the reset E-Mail and the
   new password, but when I try to log in, I still get the invalid login message.
 * I really would like to log in under the proper client when posting.
 * Thanks.
    Rick

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-login-reset/#post-6750248)
 * Hm, that’s rather odd. Is [https://wordpress.org/support/bb-login.php](https://wordpress.org/support/bb-login.php)
   where you did the reset?
 *  Thread Starter [AmRes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amres/)
 * (@amres)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-login-reset/#post-6750302)
 * Yes, that’s the correct URL.
 * I just tried it again with no luck.
 * I’ve tried typing the new password manually, as well as doing a copy and paste.
   I still get the login failed error.
 *  Thread Starter [AmRes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amres/)
 * (@amres)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-login-reset/#post-6750304)
 * Fixed. I was the victim of this case-sensitive crap on the user ID.
 * As a programmer, I consider it sloppy/lazy coding to allow a user to enter something
   such as a user ID, force it to lower (or upper) case when stuffed into the database,
   and not do the exact same thing when the user logs in.
 * I’m convinced that todays’ programmers are so used to using libraries and canned
   functions, that they have forgotten about the little things.
 * Of course, the whole mixed case debacle started with Unix and perpetrated to 
   this day where aa, Aa, aA, and AA are all different. This is one area where DOS
   and subsequently Windows gets it right.
 * I took over a project once where the original owner was on a Mac. They named 
   all of the images similarly, changing only the case. You can imagine the nightmare
   that that became.
 * (I’ll get off of my soapbox now!)
 * Again, thanks for your help.
 * Rick
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-login-reset/#post-6750322)
 * You’re welcome!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-login-reset/#post-6750322)
 * Status: resolved

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