I just installed Moodle and there was a fatal error right before I was able to select an admin login. I tried the trick listed in the instructions, login as admin and password admin, but that did not work. How can I reset this?
Jayson Nadolny
Hi Jayson
I am encountering the same problem -have you been able to resolve this yet
Chris jones
I am encountering the same problem -have you been able to resolve this yet
Chris jones
Hi Jayson
I am encountering the same problem -have you been able to resolve this yet
Chris jones
I am encountering the same problem -have you been able to resolve this yet
Chris jones
Hi Jayson
I am encountering the same problem -have you been able to resolve this yet
Chris jones
I am encountering the same problem -have you been able to resolve this yet
Chris jones
If you can access the database directly (eg using phpMyAdmin) then you can manually create your admin account. Check out:
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=19561&parent=92786
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=19561&parent=92786
I'm getting the same error.
I've tried editing the tables and my 'guest' now has some admin rights... but can't edit user accounts....
Dougal
i've just upgraded to 1.4.4 (from 1.4) and that seems to haver fixed the problem!
Dougal
Just make sure you don't leave the guest user with admin rights! 
Hello Shane,
I've tried the solution you highlighted in the post http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=19561&parent=92786
but with no luck.
I even tried deleting my database and re-populating it via the installation process but this too proved futile (but then again i did manually fill in and create the config.php file from config-dist.php: could this be the cause). I don't get a screen asking me to set a password for the admin account and instead the installation takes me directly to the moodle frontpage.
When i try to login, no error is displayed and i get the frontpage once again telling me that i am not logged in. This happens even from the admin login page.
I am running a Fedora Core 3 machine with Php 4.3.9 and Apache 2.0.52
Any help appreciated
Yuda
If you are not staying logged in then it sounds like a problem with cookies, sessions etc and/or caching - try to bypass any proxies while you are setting up.
Are you able to log in as the guest user?
Are you able to log in as the guest user?