Administration FAQ - how to change Admin password

Administration FAQ - how to change Admin password

by Darren Adkinson -
Number of replies: 3
I only see a FAQ about forgetting my admin password, nothing explicitly about changing it. Can one be added?

It appears I have to change the admin password in the relevant MySQL table, is that really correct? There is no more straightforward method?

Thanks.
Darren

Moodle 1.9.5 hosted by my ISP, Bluehost.
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Re: Administration FAQ - how to change Admin password

by Howard Miller -
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Nope... log in as Admin, go to your profile page and change your password. Exactly the same as everybody else.
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Re: Administration FAQ - how to change Admin password

by Darren Adkinson -
Thanks, that got me there. I was looking at the admin page for control of my moodle package.

I just installed phpBB and WordPress and the first action after install was to give me an easy and obvious way of changing my admin password - could Moodle could do the same.
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Re: Administration FAQ - how to change Admin password

by E. L. Cooper -

More obvious than logging and editing your profile? The forgotten password system uses a 2 step process and changes it for you.

I am going to leap out and take a bet you installed moodle with simple scripts. On your moodle front page in the administration block click > Server then Environment and you will see an error Here is a video on fixing it your self

http://www.e-blackboard.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=507