# How to reset the MeshCentral portal password

**URL:** <https://community.sapphireims.com/t/how-to-reset-the-meshcentral-portal-password/723>\
**Category:** Remote Desktop\
**Tags:** how-to\
**Created:** [December 13, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/how-to-reset-the-meshcentral-portal-password/723 "2021-12-13T10:56:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nitinpanwar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@Nitinpanwar](https://community.sapphireims.com/u/Nitinpanwar)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/how-to-reset-the-meshcentral-portal-password/723/1 "2021-12-13T10:56:37Z")

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Below are the steps to Reset the Password for MeshCentral Portal:

1. Stop mesh central service

2. Open command prompt with Run as Administrator

3. Navigate command prompt to \node\_modules\meshcentral folder.

4. Execute below command. (In place of NEW\_PASSWD put actual password to be reset)

node meshcentral --resetaccount admin --pass NEW\_PASSWD

1. Start mesh central service.