Can't connect to database, please verify credentials/configuration in settings.php

Emoncms
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Hi All,

I have been running emoncms on a remote server for about 12 months. All of the data has been logging fine, this week I have been getting the following error when trying to login to emoncms running on the server:

“Can’t connect to database, please verify credentials/configuration in settings.php
Error message: Your password has expired. To log in you must change it using a client that supports expired passwords.”

Has anyone seen this before?

Many thanks

Carl

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Looks like the password for your MySQL database is set to expire passwords after 12 months? You will have to access the MySQL database on your server to recreate a new password then edit settings.php to update to the new password

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This may be of some help.

You’ll need the MySQL root password to use this method.

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How did you install this? What is the base OS?

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Id like to try this but do not know the factory default root password ?