I used the CLI commands to make members only site 'Elf' public

1. Download the database
   : $ sudo mysqldump dbname > dbname.sql
2. Copy the database, in case my edit goes haywire
3. Open in Geany and replace 'protetcted' with 'published
   replaced 642 instances > saved

4. Upload the edited database
   : $ sudo mysql dbname < dbname.sql

Site is now public. ✓