Unable to change Gitea admin password

Question

I am unable to change Gitea admin password from command prompt. I try following command.

gitea admin change-password --username myusername --password asecurenewpassword

Error message:

models.SetEngine: Failed to connect to database: Unknown database type: 2019/07/17 10:57:10 [I] XORM Log Mode: Console(Info)

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 22 '20 at 00:42

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Use parameter --config to point the exact path of gitea config.

So, if config file is located at /etc/gitea/app.ini, then run:

gitea admin change-password --username myusername --password asecurenewpassword  --config /etc/gitea/app.ini

edited Nov 22 '20 at 00:42

Roland Lariotte

answered Nov 21 '20 at 16:08

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