Reset the admin (user #1) password in Drupal 9
Last modified on July 24, 2026 • 1 min read • 57 wordsI should upgrade to Drupal 9.

I have been playing around with Drupal 9 and forgot the admin password. If this happens to you, go to the base folder of the drupal installation.
- Generate the hash for your password:
php core/scripts/password-hash.sh 'newpasswd'- Execute in mysql:
UPDATE users_field_data SET pass='hash_result_from_previous_command_goes_here' WHERE uid = 1;- Clear the cache:
DELETE FROM cache_entity WHERE cid = 'values:user:1';