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Reset Password

To reset ZesleCP panel's root user password:

  1. Connect to SSH Terminal — Open any SSH terminal (ex: PuTTY), connect to your Ubuntu/CentOS server, and login as a server root user.
  2. Get a one-time login URL for "root" user — Copy-paste the following command into SSH terminal and hit Enter key.
    sudo zesle login
    This command will generate a one-time login URL for you. Simply, copy-paste the generated URL into your browser.
  3. Reset password for "root" user — Copy-paste the following command into SSH terminal and hit Enter key.
    sudo zesle passwd root '<NEW-PASSWORD-HERE>'

To reset other users password:

  1. Connect to SSH Terminal — Open any SSH terminal (ex: PuTTY), connect to your Ubuntu/CentOS server, and login as a root user.
  2. Reset password for any user account — Copy-paste the following command into SSH terminal and hit Enter key.
    sudo zesle passwd <USER-NAME-HERE> '<NEW-PASSWORD-HERE>'