In this guide, we will walk you through the steps required to recover/reset Admin User Password for NextCloud
Method 1: Use the password reset link on the login screen.
The reset link will only appear after a failed login attempt and works only if you have entered your email address on your Personal page in the Nextcloud Web interface so that the Nextcloud server can email a reset link to you.
Method 2: Using the occ command.
Step 1: Log in to shell access using cPanel >> terminal for the account
Step 2: Locate the path for ‘occ’ file and make the file execution permission
chmod 755 occ or chmod +x occ
Step 3: List user for NextCloud
./occ user:list
Step 4: Reset the user password
./occ user:resetpassword USERNAME
Example: ./occ user:resetpassword admin
Enter a new password:
Confirm the new password:
Successfully reset the password for the admin
Congratulations! You have learned how to reset Admin User Password for NextCloud.
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