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Update info about WebUI password

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2024-12-25 01:30:45 +08:00
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Web-UI-password-locked-on-qBittorrent-NO-X-(qbittorrent-nox).md

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If your user name and password is locked out of the Web UI and the default user name `admin` and password `adminadmin` is also failing, the steps to recover access are:
If your user name and password is locked out of the WebUI and the default user name `admin` and password `adminadmin` is also failing, the steps to recover access are:
1. Log in to the machine the client is on as the user that qbittorrent runs as, either at the console or over an SSH connection.
2. Exit or kill qBittorrent process.
2. Exit (or kill) qBittorrent process.
3. Navigate to `~/.config/qBittorrent/` (or `/<qbittorrent user name>/.config/qBittorrent/`) and edit the configuration file `qBittorrent.conf`.
* If you're using qbittorrent version < 4.2.0, locate the line starting with `WebUI\Password_ha1` and remove the entire line.
* If you're using qbittorrent version ≥ 4.2.0, locate the line starting with `WebUI\Password_PBKDF2` and remove the entire line.
* If you're using qbittorrent version < 4.2.0, locate the line starting with `WebUI\Password_ha1` and remove the entire line.
4. Save and close the file and start qBittorrent.
5. You should then be able to login the WebUI using your usual username and the default password `adminadmin`.
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* If you're using qbittorrent version ≥ 4.6.1, run qbittorrent in the console and it will present you with a temporary password. Use it to log in WebUI.
* If you're using qbittorrent version < 4.6.1, you are able to login WebUI with your usual username and the default password `adminadmin`.
6. ***Remember to update it to your preferred password, otherwise your machine is prone to be hacked.***