Account Name

[susandennis]

I have 2 total choice accounts now and I'm thinking about adding a third BUT... When I added my second one I was given an account name that I can never remember (I've had it now for something like 3 years and I still can't remember it). I asked to have it changed and was told I could not.

 

Before I buy a third hosting account, I'd really like to know if I'm going to get stuck with another unintelligible account name... Is there any chance I could select one myself? Is it still the case that old horrible ones cannot be changed?

 

Thanks, Susan Dennis

 

P.S. My other two accounts now host susandennis.org and karolene.com (it's this latter than has the account name from hell)

[TCH-Don]

Account names are still computer generated for security to prevent hackers from guessing your user name.

Unless it is vulgar it generally won't be changed.

You could do what many of do

use a program like anypassword to store all your user names and passwords

Its a great secure free program.

[TCH-Andy]

Hi Susan,

 

All usernames are computer generated for security reasons.

 

If you have 3 accounts - you may want to consider a reseller account - and then you could always set your own usernames

[susandennis]

All usernames are computer generated for security reasons.

 

If you have 3 accounts - you may want to consider a reseller account - and then you could always set your own usernames

 

Your security generator is a little whacked. My name is Susan Dennis and one of my accounts has a name that is a derivative of my given name. I'm not seeing much security there! And I do not want a piece of software to store my account/passwwords. I use at least 3 different computers every day. I need to keep that info in my head.

 

A reseller account would cost me $217 a year more than the three accounts I need.

 

Not such good news. But, thanks. At least now I know.

[TCH-Don]

I run anypassword from a USB drive and use it on many computers.

When I plug the USB drive in I select the password progarm and have to enter just one password to open it.

Then I close it when I leave the computer.

 

Your first account was created before the change to computer generated names.

[susandennis]

I run anypassword from a USB drive and use it on many computers.

When I plug the USB drive in I select the password progarm and have to enter just one password to open it.

Then I close it when I leave the computer.

 

Your first account was created before the change to computer generated names.

 

Thanks. You are way more organized than I am. I appreciate the extra info.

[abinidi]

Your security generator is a little whacked. My name is Susan Dennis and one of my accounts has a name of *******... I'm not seeing much security there!

 

I understand the frustration, Susan. However, you don't do yourself a favor by leaving your username for your one of your accounts directly below the post where you give the URLs for your sites. Probably you (or a moderator) should edit your post to say something like "My name is Susan Dennis and one of my accounts has a name that is a derivative of my given name." That identifies what you believe to be the problem, without compromising the security of your account -- one of the very reasons the computer-generated account names are helpful!

Edited January 3, 2007 by abinidi

[TCH-Thomas]

I have edited the post Paul (abinidi) referred to.