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Hue password reset

If you have lost the Hue administrator password, you need to reset it. The following steps describe how to reset the administrator password.

Image Example of Hue administrator password reset method

  1. Access the server where Hue is installed.

    Availability TypeDescription
    Single Type  Master 1
    HA TypeMaster 3

  2. Run the Hue Shell.

    Run Hue Shell
    /opt/hue/build/env/bin/hue shell
    Python 2.7.17 (default, Feb 27 2021, 15:10:58)
    [GCC 7.5.0] on linux2
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    (InteractiveConsole)
    >>>

  3. Execute the script.

    Run Hue Script
    from django.contrib.auth.models import User
    user = User.objects.get(username='username')
    user.set_password('new_password')
    user.save()

  4. Reconnect to Hue with the reset password.