logging in after exiting website under maintenance i was installing updates for drupal website, while on maintenace mode. waited for updates to finish and then signed out. i've been trying a lot of things i'm reading online and it doesn't work. on another note, possibly related, when i've tried to do some editing on certain blocks i get the message that i don't have sufficient permission to edit. also, while googling online i found my website, though, with a different url that had the log-in ability, but my credientials didn't work. i believe my next attempt is to insert or edit code in the db..how can i do that? or whats the best solution? sorry to type so much, i've been doing a lot of research on this and i've become desperate.
Are you logging in as Admin (user 1) or a site administrator?  They are the only ones who have the rights to login while the site is in maintenance mode.  The URL should be http://www.example.com/user/login or http://www.example.com/index.php?q=user .  

KMT