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# Reset the administrator password

Before you can reset the administrator password, you must access the appliance console and create a temporary administrator password. You use this password in the REST API complete the administrator password reset.

See Controlling access to the appliance console.

### Prerequisites

- Minimum required session ID privileges: Infrastructure administrator

- Temporary administrator password from the appliance console.

Resetting the administrator password using REST APIs
`PUT /rest/users/administrator/resetPassword`

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