Reinstall complete

[RevDisk]

If things get weird, have patience.

Post on FB APS group if you can't reach the server.

[Hawkmoon]

That's terrific -- if you have Facebook ...

[K Frame]

When haven't things been weird here?

[RevDisk]

Post preview will be funky until I get the next patch corrected.

All is going well. Proof is a photo of me working on APS server, showing the smooth upgrade process:

[Hawkmoon]

Excellent. Thanks for the progress update.

"Kill it with fire" is generally a recognized tactic, suitable for most occasions.

[RoadKingLarry]

There are very few problems in this world that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives.

[roo_ster]

There are very few problems in this world that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives.

Prostate surgery?

[MechAg94]

Prostate surgery?

He is very broadly defining "suitable application".   .

[RoadKingLarry]

Prostate surgery?

Depends on who the patient is.

[Regolith]

Prostate surgery?

Well, it would definitely get rid of the prostrate...

[RevDisk]

Good news: Wasn't my fault.   

Bad news: A Wordpress instance on same server was compromised. Which is common, every linux hack I've seen in the last year had been a WordPress compromise. Usually crap plugins, which is most of them. Once the guy got in, he seeded html injection mines everywhere.

The Ugly: I half cleaned APS, but I never trust 'cleaning'. Gonna nuke it from orbit, only way to be sure. The DB does look fine, though I'll be forcing a password change because again, overkill is kinda my thing. Plus we haven't done it to date, so folks might be using passwords compromised by any of the megacorp compromises of the last few years.

While we're at it, might be time to jump to SMF 2.x. 1.1.x is still maintained and looks like it will be for a while.

On the plus side, we're up to the latest version of 1.1.21.   

[RevDisk]

I'll let folks know when I'll be taking down APS for the reinstall. Probably sometime this weekend. Scheduling will be strictly controlled by multiple factors. Such as strategic Yuengling reserve stock levels or whatnot.

[K Frame]

So, it was Fistful's fault?

I KNEW it!

[Ben]

Thanks Rev!

I completely agree with your nuke strategy.

One thing on the password changes. This may have been fixed with the current upgrades, or will be fixed after the nuke, but for quite a while I was getting PMs from people who had tried to change their passwords and ended up getting locked out. They were only able to contact me from devices like their phones where they were still logged in.

The only fix I had was to reset the password myself with a temp, email that to them, then they would log in with that and would then be able to change their password with no problem. I think all these instances occurred with users who signed on back before we had the minimum password security thing and they were attempting to upgrade their passwords (e.g., old password was "aps" and they were changing it to A$^iP17S).

Anyway, don't wanna cause a headache for you and Nick, but I wanted to give you a heads up that there has/had been a password reset problem. Like I said it may have been fixed with upgrades as it has been months since I got a password problem PM.

If there's a particular procedure you want people to use for the password change, you might want to outline it in this thread.

[charby]

I'll let folks know when I'll be taking down APS for the reinstall. Probably sometime this weekend. Scheduling will be strictly controlled by multiple factors. Such as strategic Yuengling reserve stock levels or whatnot.

I vote Nov 9th

[Perd Hapley]

I vote Nov 9th

Now that's just mean. 

[K Frame]

Here's something odd...

I just got a private message from Jamis, and I clicked quote, and it brought the text of his message to me into my response just fine.

No hesitation at all.

[roo_ster]

I'll let folks know when I'll be taking down APS for the reinstall. Probably sometime this weekend. Scheduling will be strictly controlled by multiple factors. Such as strategic Yuengling reserve stock levels or whatnot.

I assume you have too much, so I can PM you an address you can ship to and I'll help draw down the surplus.

[charby]

Now that's just mean. 

Na, maybe spend that day away from the Internet.

[RevDisk]

Here's something odd...

I just got a private message from Jamis, and I clicked quote, and it brought the text of his message to me into my response just fine.

No hesitation at all.

Yeah, I sorted out more of the bad code. I was intending on just letting it go until the blow out of all existing code, but yanno. Geeks gotta geek.

I assume you have too much, so I can PM you an address you can ship to and I'll help draw down the surplus.

I do happen to know the location of the Yuengling beer caves, been there many times. The continuous source of all strategic Yuengling reserves since 1829. Virtually unlimited source of good but still economic beer in a diverse set of flavors. Including their limited seasonal releases. It's quite nice, actually. Especially to be able to drive straight to the factory to buy some cases.

 

[230RN]

^

Especially to be able to drive straight to the factory to buy some cases.

But not "straight" back home, eh?  Heh-heh.

Quote button still not working for me 9:40 PM MDT 4 Nov.

[Blakenzy]

If things get weird, it's the Hillary Russians

(sorry fistful)

[zxcvbob]

Lot of forums have been switching to Xenforo lately.  Not sure why that is, but it seems to be a thing.

[Scout26]

I vote Nov 9th

The gnashing of teeth and rendering of garments would be epic....

[230RN]

 ^


I think you mean "rending," rather than "rendering."

Common mistake.

rendered, rendering
 a :   to melt down <render suet>; also :   to extract by melting <render lard>

b :   to treat so as to convert into industrial fats and oils or fertilizer


rend
1 :  to tear (something) into pieces with force or violence

(Usually in anger or maybe frustration, as in "rend one's garments and gnash one's teeth." )

Just feeling pissanty tonight because I've got to change all those clocks.  Normally I don't correct others unless I'm asked.

Personally, I'm going the sackcloth and ashes route.

Terry