XF 2.1 Locked out by two-step authentication

[PaulaG]

Some how I managed to accidentally enable two-step authentication and I'm locked out. I can't seem to do anything to get back in, and the system hasn't sent me any emails. However, our secondary admin did receive an email with a list of backup codes.

Why did he get them and not me, and what the heck am I supposed to do with these back up codes?

I can't find any info here other than the system will send you these back up codes. So now what do I do? How do I use these codes to get back in?

 

[Ozzy47]

Add this to your src/config.php file:
$config['enableTfa'] = false;

 

[PaulaG]

Thanks! That got me back in. Now to figure out what the heck happened. A number of things went wrong when I got locked out, but that's for me to work through.

So, apparently since I am the one who initially set up XF I appear to be a "Super Administrator" whatever the heck that is. I've added a 2nd person as an Administrator but he can only see "Tool" on the ACP. I've found words that talk about setting ACP permissions but I can't find any detail and no clear way to give full Admin rights to my 2nd Admin. Any ideas here?

 

[Ozzy47]

ACP > Groups & permissions > Administrators, click on the user and set their permissions.

 

[PaulaG]

I don't see anywhere to set ACP permission. He only sees "Tools" on the left side. I see a ton of stuff.

 

[Ozzy47]

I just explained how to set the admins permissions. You can also check ACP > Groups & permissions > Usergroup permissions

 

[PaulaG]

Thanks, I finally found it. I didn't notice the buttons to select the type of Admin (Regular or Super). My bad. Thanks for the help.

 

[Ozzy47]

Not a problem, glad to help.

 

[PaulaG]

Much appreciated. The tag "New member" under my avatar says it all. 20 years of experience on building other forums and 40 years of coding and I still manage to miss the obvious some times.

 

[Ozzy47]

It happens to all of us.