portainer / helper-reset-password
A container helper used to reset the administrator password of a Portainer instance
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Crawler viewPortainer reset password helper This helper container is designed to update the password of the original administrator account of a Portainer instance. **Note**: it is designed to reset the password associated to the original administrator account (UserID == 1). If the account is removed, the helper will try to create a user named admin with UserID = 1. If the name admin is already taken, the helper will try to use "admin-" + a random string. Usage Portainer running as a container Portainer running as a stack/service Command line arguments The helper accepts the following optional command line arguments: • string The new admin password to set. If omitted, the helper will generate a secure random password and print it to stdout. • string A pre-computed password hash to set for the admin user (the helper will not re-hash this value). This is useful when you already have a bcrypt/hash value to apply. • string The path to the Portainer data store inside the container. Defaults to . Use this to point to a different mount or directory if needed. Notes: • and are mutually exclusive; do not provide both at the same time. Examples: run and let the helper generate a password set a specific password set a precomputed password hash Security For information about reporting security vulnerabilities, please see our Security Policy. Licensing Portainer reset password helper is licensed under the zlib license. See LICENSE for reference.