*** user.pages.inc.orig	2011-08-03 11:09:19.000000000 -0400
--- user.pages.inc	2011-08-03 11:24:53.000000000 -0400
*************** function user_pass_reset($form, &$form_s
*** 135,140 ****
--- 135,150 ----
            // Let the user's password be changed without the current password check.
            $token = drupal_hash_base64(drupal_random_bytes(55));
            $_SESSION['pass_reset_' . $user->uid] = $token;
+           //clear out flood event for user trying to log in too many times 
+           if (variable_get('user_failed_login_identifier_uid_only', FALSE)) {
+             $identifier = $account->uid;
+           }
+           else {
+             $identifier = $account->uid . '-' . ip_address();
+           }
+           drupal_set_message('<pre>'.print_r($identifier, true).'</pre>');
+           flood_clear_event('failed_login_attempt_user', $identifier);
+           
            drupal_goto('user/' . $user->uid . '/edit', array('query' => array('pass-reset-token' => $token)));
          }
          else {