Create Admin Account from Console

So you want to create/grant Admin privileges or reset user password from console? Great, let’s get started!

Access Console

Connect to your Droplet via SSH, or use Putty on Windows:

ssh [email protected]

Replace 192.168.1.1 with the IP address of your Droplet.

Switch to your Discourse folder:

cd /var/discourse

Enter the container:

./launcher enter app
# or
./launcher ssh app

You can perform these three tasks from console:

Jump to specific section to perform that task.

Run this command from console:

rake admin:create

You will be asked for Email, Password and Confirm Password.

After providing required information a new account will be created with random username.

Now you will be asked: Do you want to grant Admin privileges to this account? (Y/n). Press enter to continue.

You will see success message: Your account now has Admin privileges!.

That’s it, you have created a new account with Admin privileges.

Run this command from console:

rake admin:create

You will be asked for Email, enter the email of existing account.

Now you will be asked: User with this email already exists! Do you want to reset the password for this email? (Y/n). Press enter to continue.

Provide the new password and confirm password.

You will see success message: Account updated successfully!.

That’s it, you have successfully reset the password for existing account.

Run this command from console:

rake admin:create

You will be asked for Email, enter the email of existing account.

Now you will be asked: User with this email already exists! Do you want to reset the password for this email? (Y/n). Press n then enter.

Now you will be asked: Do you want to grant Admin privileges to this account? (Y/n). Press enter to continue.

You will see success message Your account now has Admin privileges!.

That’s it, you have successfully granted Admin privileges to existing account.

Source: https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-admin-account-from-console/17274