Administration
Security

Emergency mode

2min

If an owner can't remember or recover their authorization password, you can reset it in Emergency mode. In the config.ini file, add the following parameter to the first line:

Shell


Save the file, go to address_your_host/emergency and click on Reset owner password. The new password will be displayed on the screen.

The config.ini configuration file is located in the following directories (depending on your choice of Passwork installation):

  • Linux — /var/www/app/config/config.ini
  • Windows Server — C:\inetpub\wwwroot\passwork\app\config\config.ini
  • Docker — /<passwork>/conf/keys/config.ini

If you are using an older Docker build, we recommend migrating to a newer build that has updated core Passwork components — Old Docker migration to new