How to Change the Administrator Password in GitLab-CE on CentOS 7.6

Change the Administrator Password In GitLab-CE On CentOS 7.6

Password Reset Process:

Verify the version of Gitlab-CE through the below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# head -1 /opt/gitlab/version-manifest.txt
gitlab-ce 12.0.3

Login to the Gitlab Console using rails and reset the password as follows

[root@linuxhelp ~]# gitlab-rails console production
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 GitLab:       12.0.3 (08a51a9db93)
 GitLab Shell: 9.3.0
 PostgreSQL:   10.7
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Loading production environment (Rails 5.1.7)
irb(main):003:0> u=User.where(id:1).first
=> #<User id:1 @root>
irb(main):007:0> u.password='lucky@abcd'
=> "lucky@abcd"
irb(main):012:0> u.password_confirmation='lucky@abcd'
=> "lucky@abcd"
irb(main):016:0> u.save!
Enqueued ActionMailer::DeliveryJob (Job ID: 3b3610d9-d5eb-49f9-94b6-0b6ca6eab403) to Sidekiq(mailers) with arguments: "DeviseMailer", "password_change", "deliver_now", #<GlobalID:0x00007f299c110b80 @uri=#<URI::GID gid://gitlab/User/1>>
=> true
irb(main):020:0> exit

Reconfigure the Gitlab to update the changes

[root@linuxhelp ~]# gitlab-ctl reconfigure
Starting Chef Client, version 13.6.4
resolving cookbooks for run list: ["gitlab"]
Synchronizing Cookbooks:
  - gitlab (0.0.1)
  - package (0.1.0)
  - postgresql (0.1.0)
  - redis (0.1.0)
  - registry (0.1.0)
  - mattermost (0.1.0)
  - consul (0.1.0)
  - gitaly (0.1.0)
  - nginx (0.1.0)
  - runit (4.3.0)
  - acme (3.1.0)
  - crond (0.1.0)
  - letsencrypt (0.1.0)
  - compat_resource (12.19.1)
Installing Cookbook Gems:
Compiling Cookbooks...
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Running handlers:
Running handlers complete
Chef Client finished, 2/665 resources updated in 44 seconds
gitlab Reconfigured!

Open your browser and enter the Gitlab Account URL Log in to the Gitlab Account with the reset password With this. Administrator password has been changed In Gitlab-CE 12.0.3 Version on CentOS 7.6