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Henrique Holtz
Henrique Holtz

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How to reset root password on gitlab-ce (self-managed) using gitlab-rake

In this article we'll see how to reset root password on gitlab-ce (community edition) self-managed using the embedded tool gitlab-rake.

First we need access the container of gitlab-ce (you can see How to run gitlab-ce (self-managed) on docker container), we'll access it by container name, in my case is gitlab_ce, let's entry with this command:



docker exec -it gitlab_ce bin/bash


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Then, into the container we'll reset the root password directly using the command bellow:



gitlab-rake "gitlab:password:reset[root]"


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The above command will request for you the new password and your confirm password. After you should see some message successfully as the image below:

Image Password successfully updated for user with username root

It's ready! Now, you can make your login with your new password and the root login:

Example of login using root user

Thanks for reading!

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