# Reset lost admin password
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-lost-admin-password/185378
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 4, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-lost-admin-password/185378 "2021-04-04T00:25:52Z")
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### Author:  [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-lost-admin-password/185378/1 "2021-04-04T00:25:52Z")
How can one reset the admin password if it has been lost or forgotten?
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### Author:  [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-lost-admin-password/185378/2 "2021-04-04T01:39:55Z")
See “Reset Password for Existing Account” here:
> [@Create an admin account from the console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-admin-account-from-console/17274):
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> bookmark This guide provides instructions for creating an admin account or granting admin privileges using the console in a self-hosted Discourse installation. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning Console access required So you want to create/grant Admin privileges or reset user password from console? Great, let’s get started! This guide will cover the following: Accessing the console Creating a new account with admin privileges Resetting an existin…
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-lost-admin-password/185378/3 "2021-05-04T01:40:11Z")
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