When I first installed VS and episerver plugin, and created an alloy project, it asked to create a user and password. I assumed this was just for the alloy project, so didnt write it down. then I created a new empty project, but when I go to localhost:xxx/episerver, I cant login. I cant use my local machine login because I am on a corporate network so only have a domain login, not a local administrator login.
Where is it storing this username and password?
I see that each new project creates a database like "EPiServerDB_972348aa". however, in these databases is no record of this username and password so I cant reset it.
I have been told there are 2 ways to "fix" this situation:
1) create a user programatically(1). Unfortuantely I cant do this because the example wont compile due to unresolvable dependencies (the other thread(2) has not found a solution unfortunately)
2) create a new database and point episerver at that. I am guessing this wont work, as episerver doesnt seem to be storing the user in the the projects database. I have looked through every table - no user. Also, if this solution was viable, then creating a new project would allow me to create a new user. There must be some secret "master" file or similar where this is being stored.
Any suggestoins?
It doesnt seem possible to uninstall visual studio, as its not an item in the add/remove programs tool. I cant get the latpop imaged, as this has to be done by the IT staff which takes days, and I need to use the laptop.
I have spent 2 weeks trying to find a solution for this, so I am 2 weeks behind being able to learn episerver. Does anyone have any ideas for a workaround or hack? If I had known that this would "brick" the machine I would have written the password down in several places.
when submitting this post, it wont let me include any link (gives server error). So as a work around, I have included the links as text below:
(1) https:// <join these together> world.episerver.com <join these together> /blogs/kristoffer-linden/dates/2017/12/create-episerver-login-account-by-code/
(2) https:// <join these together> world.episerver.com <join these togeher> /forum/developer-forum/-Episerver-75-CMS/Thread-Container/2019/11/login-failed-with-new-empty-project/