If you forgot the owner's password, you need to connect an external monitor and keyboard to Home Assistant Green and reset the password via the terminal.

1. Connect an external monitor and keyboard to Home Assistant Green.

   • Follow the steps outlined in Using the console on the HDMI display.

2. Reset the password via the terminal.

   • Enter the following command: auth reset --username 'existing_user' --password 'new_password'

     Info: The ha command line does not support all special characters.

     • When resetting via the command line, use a short and simple password without special characters.
     • Once reset, go and replace it with a complex one in the UI.

     Example: To reset the password for the user yelena to 12345, enter: auth reset --username 'yelena' --password '12345'

     

3. Log in with the new password.

4. Replace the simple password with a complex one.

   • Go to your User profile and, on the Security tab, update the password to a more complex one.

Related topics

• Resetting a password via console
• Home Assistant command line
• Using the console on the HDMI display