Arp Laszlo • Comics • ADHD

Is there a #server / #security setting in #Mastodon that would prevent being able to login to an external #ActivityPub server for #migration ?

I'm trying to test #Calckey and figured moving my followers would be the best way (since I can move them back) but my #selfhosted #MastoServer won't accept the Calckey password (and I already set the 'moving from' account in Calckey.

Also (totally unrelated, except to my #adhd): Calckey is a horrible name, for anything except maybe a hacky villain in a b-grade film.

#MastoAdmin #ServerAdmin #Fediverse

Jun 6, 2023 at 1:26pmWeb
Show threadDanielJun 6, 2023
@arpcomics I'm not sure what you mean by that. You don't need the password of another platform to migrate accounts, so you don't need your Calckey password on Mastodon.
Show threadArp Laszlo • Comics • ADHDJun 7, 2023
@daniel Have you looked at the migration options in Mastodon?
Show threadDanielJun 7, 2023
@arpcomics Yes
Show threadArp Laszlo • Comics • ADHDJun 8, 2023
@daniel then why does it have a password field for the server to migrate the account to?
Show threadDanielJun 8, 2023
@arpcomics It's the password of your current account for security reasons.
It literally says: "For security purposes please enter the password of the current account"
Show threadArp Laszlo • Comics • ADHDJun 8, 2023

@daniel JFC I’ve been reading that password field wrong this whole time 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

Thank you for tolerating my idiocy.