How to reset admin password Mailcow Docker?

[garybsimon]

Hi,

I'm stucked at login screen.
How can change the admin password at Mailcow Docker version?
The old password change methods don't work.

Please let me know.
Thanks.

Great work.

[PhoenixPeca]

Hi @garybsimon,
If you're in a new install of mailcow-dockerized. The default login credentials for admin is:
Username: admin
Password: moohoo

For resetting a forgotten admin password, please refer to the docs: https://mailcow.email/dockerized/?c=IV.%20Usage%20and%20Examples&p=Reset_admin.md

[garybsimon]

I have tried to get a new password or reset the db but I got this message:

source mailcow.conf
mailcow-reset-admin#: command not found

Need assistance :)

[PhoenixPeca]

Hi @garybsimon,
I haven't tried resetting mailcow-dockerized with this method. But I think before you can reset it, you need to change directory into the cloned repo in your home directory first.

Try to execute this:
cd ~/mailcow-dockerized/

source mailcow.conf

docker-compose exec mysql-mailcow mysql -u${DBUSER} -p${DBPASS} ${DBNAME} -e "DROP TABLE admin;"

[i3i2ain]

Hi @garybsimon,
I haven't tried resetting mailcow-dockerized with this method. But I think before you can reset it, you need to change directory into the cloned repo in your home directory first.

Try to execute this:
cd ~/mailcow-dockerized/

source mailcow.conf

docker-compose exec mysql-mailcow mysql -u${DBUSER} -p${DBPASS} ${DBNAME} -e "DROP TABLE admin;"

DO NOT delete the admin table. This will break the whole installation. It cost me like 1 day to recover everything since I did not have any backup.

Use the official way / script from here: https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/debug-reset_pw/

[esstat17]

I recently have a problem, maybe it can help.

Show all running containers

docker compose ps -a

Login to your docker container

docker exec -it sh mailcowdockerized-mysql-mailcow-1

See password from mailcow.conf

mysql -uroot -p{PASSWORD} mailcow

To list the tables within the mailcow database, you can use the following SQL command:

MariaDB [mailcow]> SHOW TABLES;

SHOW TABLES;

Show admins

SELECT * FROM admin;

Change password for user admin. Replace it with the actual username

UPDATE admin SET password = '{BLF-CRYPT}$2y$10$NEW_PASSWORD_HASH' WHERE username = 'admin';

Remember to replace NEW_PASSWORD_HASH with the actual hash of the new password you want to set.

[Tariquaf]

1. Login to SSH

2. Change directory
   cd /opt/mailcow-dockerized

3. Run following script
   ./helper-scripts/mailcow-reset-admin.sh

4. Type y and enter

It will reset your password and will display new password

Please note that this only changes the administrator password and not your password for SoGo or IMAP/SMTP logins.