2FA lost

  • Resolved raiwp

    (@raiwp)


    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hi,

    I switched my old phone to a new one and forgot to take the 2FA authentication for my wordpress site with me…

    So now I′m actually locked out from my site′s backend and the key is within…

    How can I access my site′s backend again without 2fa to initiate the authentication anew…?!

    Thanks for help
    Rai

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  • I also have this problem. I’d really like to see how to resolve this using the WP CLI if possible.

    Thread Starter raiwp

    (@raiwp)

    Just solved a few minutes ago:

    Go to site via FTP (e.g. FileZilla): yoursite.com –> wp-content –> plugins –> rename the file that contains authentication-plugin…

    When done you can Login without 2FA and modify your settings in WP backend anew…

    Plugin Contributor robertabela

    (@robert681)

    Hello @raiwp and @bwackwat

    If you have 2FA setup and you cannot get the code, then there is not much you can do but to disable the plugin as @raiwp recommended.

    That is why we recommend everyone to generate 2FA backup codes, they are a life saviour when you cannot get a code from your smartphone app.

    Please do not hesitate to ask should you have any other questions.

    Thanks. Additionally, the following SQL allowed me to reset my 2FA settings:

    DELETE FROM wp_usermeta WHERE meta_key = 'wp_2fa_enabled_methods' AND user_id = <USER_ID>;

    INSERT INTO wp_usermeta (user_id, meta_key, meta_value) VALUES (<USER_ID>, 'wp_2fa_user_enforced_instantly', 1);

    Best regards.

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