# Phpbb3 import script - users cannot login - password error
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-users-cannot-login-password-error/29320
**Category:** Migration
**Created:** [May 27, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-users-cannot-login-password-error/29320 "2015-05-27T16:54:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@ankh2054](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ankh2054)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-users-cannot-login-password-error/29320/1 "2015-05-27T16:54:23Z")
Hi all,
I’ve successfully imported my old phphbb3 site, I can see and browse topics.
Problem I’m having is that users cannot login using their old passwords. Has anyone ever had this issue or any tips for something I can try?
I cannot use forget password as not everyone would still be configured on their old email address.
thanks
Charles
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-users-cannot-login-password-error/29320/2 "2015-05-27T17:06:50Z")
For security reason, we can’t import passwords. All your users will have to reset their password.
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### Author:  [@ankh2054](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ankh2054)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-users-cannot-login-password-error/29320/3 "2015-05-27T17:28:13Z")
thank you that make sense 🙂
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-script-users-cannot-login-password-error/29320/4 "2015-05-27T17:28:31Z")