<p>If the email address <strong>is not</strong> yours, follow <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/22594/reset-the-password-of-an-admin-account">these instructions...</a></p>

<p>If the email address <strong>is</strong> yours, then your local system probably isn't sending out email. Follow <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/a/13966/45">these instructions</a> to manually set the password.</p>

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Lindsey D
<p>I am unable to change my password, as an admin in the CP of Craft.
I tried resetting it but it did not work.</p>

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Please try to be more specific. The community would not be able to help you in any way, unless you provide mode details, such as, what error were you presented (if any), did the email go out etc.
Yuri Salimovskiy
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Unable to change password
# Unable to change password

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-26)

I am unable to change my password, as an admin in the CP of Craft.
I tried resetting it but it did not work.

**Tags:** admin, password
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Please try to be more specific. The community would not be able to help you in any way, unless you provide mode details, such as, what error were you presented (if any), did the email go out etc.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-30. Score: 1

If the email address **is not** yours, follow [these instructions...](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/22594/reset-the-password-of-an-admin-account)

If the email address **is** yours, then your local system probably isn't sending out email. Follow [these instructions](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/a/13966/45) to manually set the password.


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