How to reset the admin password in Umbraco 8

Posted written by Paul Seal on June 27, 2024 Umbraco

In case this post ever gets deleted, I just wanted to save this here on my site.

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This solution works for Umbraco 8

Find an admin user in your database

Update their password to:

WRNIcp5OKxjowAwyBbdXJw==uHFH281pvI0UQJgRdJb95T9gPT1sVXBHKhYcoW5L8LI=

To log in, use their username and that hashed password up there is actually: MyUmbracoPassword1