<p>If you can access the users table, change the admin email to yours, then just use the forgot password link</p>

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2017-10-26T18:39:35.027Z
2017-10-26T18:39:35.027Z
Jim Wyse
<p>I recently inherited a project in Craft from another developer, but he's moved on and no one knows what his admin password was.</p>

<p>I've tried generating a password on an account with a fresh install and copying that over the hashed password in MySQL without success.  Are there any other options?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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Reset the password of an admin account
# Reset the password of an admin account

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-26)

I recently inherited a project in Craft from another developer, but he's moved on and no one knows what his admin password was.

I've tried generating a password on an account with a fresh install and copying that over the hashed password in MySQL without success. Are there any other options?

Thanks.

**Tags:** admin, password


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-10-26. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

If you can access the users table, change the admin email to yours, then just use the forgot password link


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