Resetting User Password From Server/Database

Self-Hosted | v5
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Hi there,
I’m working on a fresh installation of Invoice Ninja v5. Like a doofus, I didn’t note my password (thought I saved in pwd mgr but did not). Right now, I still have a logged-in session. However, I cannot change my password from within the app because it asks my current password. Which I do not have.

What is the method to change a user password from within the server or database itself? Or even adding a new user from within the server or database?

Emails are also not working right now, so an email reset pwd is not possible.

Thanks!

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Hi,

These steps work in v4, they may also work in v5:

  • At the CLI run php artisan tinker
  • Run: bcrypt('new_password')
  • Update the password in the users table in the database
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If I understand correctly, I should run bcrypt to generate a new password, and then store that in the Users table of the database, yes?

If so, then how do I know what the new clear-text password is?

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In the example above new_password would be the clear text password.

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Duh! I finally came to that conclusion, too. Thank for the response, David.