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OwnCloud: Forgotten Admin password reset

  • Oct 25, 2025
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If you have forgotten your Admin password for OwnCloud - no Problem! Here we show you how to get your password reset.

Forgotten Admin password of OwnCloud reset

In the case of OwnCloud to save files in the private Cloud. So, you can reset the forgotten Admin password:
  1. To reset the password, you need access to the database via phpMyAdmin. Please log in with your access data.
  2. Open the database of ownCloud and look for the table "oc_users".
  3. In this table, all users of the Cloud are listed. Here, search for the Admin Account.
  4. Then left click the pencil icon to edit the entry.
  5. Next to the field "Password" you need to select "SHA1" from the drop-down menu, so that the password is converted into the so-called "Hashtext". Then, enter in the value field of the any password and save it with "OK".
  6. Now, you have to log in with this password. You can then change it as usual.
OwnCloud: reset password
What are the opportunities for a private Cloud , you in addition to OwnCloud still have, we will show you in another article.

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