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Reminder to all repository users: Please do not add , commit and push any data files to your remote git repositories. The disk space the Git server is limited, it wasn't dimensioned to host anything else than code. Solely your code files need versioning. The data inputs/outputs don't. A good idea is to do "git add" individually on each file you want to commit, to avoid versioning unwanted content.

How to reset your root password

Log into your server with root privileges. Then start a Ruby on Rails console.

Start the console with this command:

gitlab-rails console production

Wait until the console has loaded.

There are multiple ways to find your user. You can search for email or username.

user = User.where(id: 1).first

or

user = User.find_by(email: 'admin@local.host')

Now you can change your password:

user.password = 'secret_pass'
user.password_confirmation = 'secret_pass'

It's important that you change both password and password_confirmation to make it work.

Don't forget to save the changes.

user.save!

Exit the console and try to login with your new password.