# Reset password! admin please help

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-password-admin-please-help/24867>\
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**Created:** [October 24, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-password-admin-please-help/24867 "2019-10-24T04:25:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![noob001](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/noob001/32/10484_2.png) [@noob001](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/noob001)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-password-admin-please-help/24867/1 "2019-10-24T04:25:43Z")

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I installed the pi-hole. But it says DNS not found. So I reinstalled the whole system that is on the sd card.  
Now I'm trying to Re-access it from SSH. The default password doesn't work and the password I set doesn't work. And I have no clue what's the new password they give me.🤯  
Is there anything I can do?

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**Author:** ![RamSet](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/ramset/32/3497_2.png) [@RamSet](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/RamSet)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-password-admin-please-help/24867/2 "2019-10-24T15:47:26Z")

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Not quite sure WHAT password you need ...  
is it the default OS one for SSH access or is it for the `/admin/` interface ?

If it's the OS and it's raspbian the default password is `raspberry` with the default user `pi`.

If you want to reset the admin password (once connected to SSH), you can do it with `pihole -a -p YourPasswordHere`

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**Author:** ![noob001](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/noob001/32/10484_2.png) [@noob001](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/noob001)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-password-admin-please-help/24867/3 "2019-10-24T16:13:50Z")

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Thank you so much I reinstall the whole thing again now it’s working. Maybe blocking 50% ad on me iPhone

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/reset-password-admin-please-help/24867/4 "2019-11-14T16:25:39Z")

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