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                   How to Reset Your Lost Joomla Password in 6 Easy StepsBefore we begin, you must have access to your database.  If you  don't, pass these instructions on to someone that does. It's also a good  idea to backup your database before making changes, just in case  something goes awry.
 Finding the Password
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• Log in to your Joomla database (via phpMyAdmin for example)
• Click to edit the _users database (will be preceded by your account name, for example: example_users)
• Edit the entry for where usertype = "Super Administrator" (should be the first record)

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 Resetting the Password In the password field you'll notice a string of characters.  Joomla  uses a one-way encoding method, which means you won't be able to  retrieve your old password.  However, you will be able to reset the  password to a new one using mySQL's built in MD5 function:          UPDATE example_users SET password=MD5('new password') WHERE usertype = "Super Administrator";

Voila - you just successfully reset your Joomla password  Go to  your joomla domain at example.com/administrator and try logging in with  the new password.  You should be logged in as Super Administrator.
 Reset Using cPanel For those not familiar with mySQL, you should also be able to login  with cPanel, click on the "SQL" tab, and enter the above query there.

Copying the Password from Another User An alternate method to reset your password, if you're not comfortable  with SQL commands, is to simply copy and paste the password hash from  another user (to which you know the password) over to your admin user.  You'll then be able to login as the admin user using that password. If  you don't have another user, you should be able to register as one, and  then copy the password over.
 Applying the Email From Another User Yet another alternate method to retrieving your lost Joomla admin  password is to change your admin user's email address to one you are  familiar with. Then use the lost password retrieval function (the  "forgot password" link in the login section) to have your Joomla  password emailed to you.
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 AlphaNumeric Only If for some reason the above method does not work try encoding a  password that contains only alphanumeric (a-z, 0-9) characters.  This  method may not work if your password contains special characters (@!#$).
 Joomla User Plugin Another possible reason that you're unable to login is that you may have inadvertently deleted the Joomla User Plugin. You can remedy this by logging into you backend, and locating the  jos_plugins table in your database. Edit this entry and set the published status of user joomla to 1 (enabled). Once you've done this, try logging in again.
 Temporarily Remove PHP Authentication This is another potential approach you can use to recover your Joomla  admin password, but proceed with caution. Also note that this has only  been tested in Joomla 1.5. Locate the file plugins/authentication/joomla.php, and change the line
 if ( $crypt == $testcrypt) {
 to
 if ( $crypt == $testcrypt || $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] == "Your IP Address") {  
 Replace "Your IP Address" with your IP address (your IP address is:  96.47.225.66). Now anyone from your IP address (ie. your PC or local  network) can login with any password. After logging in and changing your  password, remember to restore the original code.
 Can't Login and No Errors If you can't login and Joomla is not giving you any error messages, it could be that your sessions directory doesn't have the correct permissions. They should be set to 755 (you can login via FTP, find your sessions directory, and adjust the permissions (CHMOD)).
 Invalid Session Error If you're getting an invalid session error when you try and login, you probably need to clear your browser and or site cache and cookies. Refer to our browser cache clearing instructions  for details on clearing the cache your browser. For Joomla, you can  clear the cache tables in your database (if you were able to login, you  could browse to Tools > Clean Cache).
 How to reset Joomla 1.5, 1.0 and earlier passwords In each of these examples you'll want to follow the above  instructions, but then modify your SQL query to the following, which  will reset your password to the one you specify.
 UPDATE `jos_users` SET `password` = MD5( 'new password' ) WHERE `jos_users`.`username` = "admin";
 If this doesn't work, try changing jos_users to mos_users.
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