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  • Owncloud Nine: How to reset the admin password

    Well, about ten minutes after installing the new Owncloud Nine we found out that we had typo’d the admin password. Fortunately, it’s an easy fix. Run the following (this worked on Debian with a fresh Owncloud 9 install):

     

    cd /path/to/owncloud

    sudo -u webserveruser php occ user:resetpassword adminaccountname

     

    In our case the command was:

     

    cd /var/www/cloud

    sudo -u www-data php occ user:resetpassword admin

     

    It should prompt you for your password twice:

     

    Owncloud Nine - How to reset the admin password
    Owncloud Nine – How to reset the admin password

     

    Assuming there are no more typos, that’s all done!

  • How to reset a user password in Windows without knowing the original password

     

    Today we were asked how to reset a Windows user password (in this case the administrator account for a Windows Home Server 2011 install) without knowing the original password. The user had a logged-in Administrator session but had typo’d their password twice successfully during the install and was not keen on reinstalling then repeating the several hours of setup they had just completed.

     

    If this happens to you, open up a CMD window with Administrator privileges (in the WHS 2011 example the CMD window automatically has these) and type the following:

     

    net user [username] *

     

    In this case:

     

    net user administrator *

     

    You will be prompted to enter a new password without having to provide the existing password first. To get a list of the users on the system, you can run:

     

    net users

     

    Use this for good, not evil!