Reset forgotten user password without email setup

[abrazhe]

Hi, I'm starting with a docker-compose installation of leantime for a small group. I didn't set up an email server at the moment and trying to run it without email notifications. It is possible to get a user invite link from the web when adding new user. But it seems impossible for an admin to reset password for other users or to generate the password reset link which would have been sent to the user if email worked.

Is there a way to restore/reset a user password without a working email server (extract the required info from logs, form the correct link structure manually, etc)? Alternatively, can a docker installation send emails without setting up an email-server?

[marcelfolaron]

Yes, after you create the user in the UI and opening them again you will see an invite link right next to the status dropdown. You can send users that link to complete the registration.

[abrazhe]

Thank you, this part works, and it's great that it is there. But the question was about resetting password for a user who forgot theirs. Is there a way to do this or obtain the password reset link without sending the email notification?

[marcelfolaron]

Oh sorry I misunderstood the question.
So I just took a look and it's a few extra steps but should work. The unique ID for password reset and invitations are stored in the same field. Invitations are just complicated password resets.

Knowing that you can:

• Have the active user reset their password on the login page
• Then the admin can go in and edit the user status to "invited" temporarily which will show you the invitation link
• Copy the ID from the invite link and set the user back to active
• Now give the user the url: YOUROMDAIN.COM/auth/resetPw/ID

This should allow them to reset their password.

[abrazhe]

Thank you, I thought it would be something like that!