On Jan 12, 2026, at 2:34 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> How do I reset Koha's admin password so I can log into the Web-based >>> administrative interface? >> >> You can use this script: >> >> - misc/devel/create_superlibrarian.pl --help >> >> I think the options would be something like create_superlibrarian.pl >> --userid <your_username> --password <your_new_password> --branchcode >> <your_library_code> --categorycode <your_patron_category> >> >> We should really add this to our documentation! >> >> -- >> David Nind >> New Zealand > > > Thank you for the prompt reply, but alas, the create_superlibrarian.pl seems > to require all of options:... And I do not know of any values for > --categorycode nor --cardnumber. 'Got any suggestions? > > -- > Eric Morgan Yes, the create_superlibrarian.pl script does the trick, but one needs known values for --branchcode and --categorycode. To get these values I needed to query the underlying database, something like this: $ sudo mysql -u koha_catalog -p > use koha_catalog; > select * from branches; > select * from categories; From the results I learned by branch code was ININI and my category code was PATRON. I then ran the following command: ./create_superlibrarian.pl --userid ericleasemorgan \ --password "foobarbaz" --branchcode ININI \ --categorycode PATRON --cardnumber 12912 I ignored the following errors the script returned: Use of uninitialized value $email in string ne at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Patron.pm line 1445. Use of uninitialized value $email in string ne at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Patron.pm line 1445. Use of uninitialized value $email in string ne at /usr/share/koha/lib/Koha/Patron.pm line 1445. Finally, I was able to open my Web browser to the port 8080 backend and log in with the new credentials. Whew! Now I will try writing a MOTD sort of thing for the public front-end. koha++ -- Eric Morgan _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
