Admins logging into user accounts

[ddnworg]

Hello, I have recently had somebody claim that Admins are able to log into user accounts without knowing their password and without changing the password. I would like to know if this is true or possible?

 

[wickedstangs]

Hello, I have recently had somebody claim that Admins are able to log into user accounts without knowing their password and without changing the password. I would like to know if this is true or possible?

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[Blue]

Hello, I have recently had somebody claim that Admins are able to log into user accounts without knowing their password and without changing the password. I would like to know if this is true or possible?

Not true.

 

[Neil E.]

It is possible to reset a user's password and then log in as them. A technical glitch could be blamed for the password reset. This is why you want only very trusted people to be admins.

Can a skilled hacker/admin go into the database and find a user's password?

 

[Blue]

It is possible to reset a user's password and then log in as them. A technical glitch could be blamed for the password reset. This is why you want only very trusted people to be admins.

Can a skilled hacker/admin go into the database and find a user's password?

The OP said without changing the PW.