Have you tried telling it you lost your password just in case you're using the wrong one? I think in 1.10.* it sends you a password, but it might send you a link that lets you get in once to change your password.

yes, but am not getting anything in email. sorry forgot to mention that part

Check your spam trap (if any exists)?

You can access your database via phpmyadmin and make sure your login and email address are correct. Also in the FAQ forum there is a post about how to set your password to 'cabbage' via phpmyadmin.

And once you know that you have the correct login and password, try a different computer or browser too.

Issue resolved. Thanks. Wasn't able to wrap my head around the fact that phpmyadmin was part of the website tool kit. Once I got there, I referred back to old post about cabbage and fixed.

Thanks so much for your time!!