Resetting Passwords (admin & user)

How to Reset Forgotten Passwords in Calibre-Web Automated

Resetting the Admin Password

If you've forgotten the password for your admin account, follow the steps below:

1. Use the following command to access the bash terminal of your CWA container:

   • docker exec -it <name-of-your-cwa-container> bash

2. Then run the following command to reset the password for the admin account:

   • python3 /app/calibre-web-automated/cps.py -p /config/app.db -s admin:<your-new-password>

Resetting User Passwords

For users:

Users who have forgotten their passwords can use the "Forgot Password" button on the login screen to have a temporary password sent to the email address associated with the account that can then be used to login and change your forgotten password.

For admins:

Via the Web UI:

1. Navigate to the following page:

   • Settings / Admin Page -> Edit Users

2. From here, click the Edit User button next to the desired user

3. Now either:

   • Press Reset User Password have CWA send the user an email with a temporary password
   • OR, use the Password field to simply enter a new password on their behalf then press Save at the bottom of the page

Via the CLI:

If you're an admin and you need to reset the password of a user, follow the steps for resetting the admin password above however in the last command, swap out admin in the last command with the desired user's username like so:

• python3 /app/calibre-web-automated/cps.py -p /config/app.db -s <users-username>:<their-new-password>