Git/GitLab

Reset a user password

This could be also root user.

ubuntu@gitlab:~$  sudo gitlab-rails console
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 GitLab:       11.4.0 (6ebbd70)
 GitLab Shell: 8.3.3
 postgresql:   9.6.8
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Loading production environment (Rails 4.2.10)
irb(main):001:0> user = User.find_by(username: "bob")
                 user = User.find_by(id: 1)    //by id
=> #<User id:5 @bob>
irb(main):002:0> user.password = 'test1234'    //at least 8 characters long
=> "test1"
irb(main):003:0> user.password_confirmation = 'test1234'
=> "test1"
irb(main):007:0> user.unlock_access!
=> true
irb(main):008:0> user.save!
=> false

References

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