Reset qBittorrent-nox admin Password in Linux
November 11, 2021
Linux
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The qBittorrent-nox provides web UI. By default, username is admin and password is adminadmin. If you changed the admin password and forgot it, you can reset the password by modifying a configuration file.
This tutorial shows how to reset qBittorrent-nox admin password in Linux. Commands have been tested on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Reset admin password
Run the following command to stop qBittorrent-nox service:
sudo service qbittorrent-nox stop
Now you need to find qBittorrent-nox configuration file named qBittorrent.conf. On Linux systems, file usually located in /.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf or ~/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf. You can use the following command to find a file:
sudo find / -name qBittorrent.conf
Once you find a file, you need to remove a line which contains WebUI\Password_PBKDF2 parameter. Line can be deleted by using the following command:
sudo sed -i '/WebUI\\Password/d' /.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
Start qBittorrent-nox service:
sudo service qbittorrent-nox start
Now you can log in to the web UI with the default username (admin) and password (adminadmin).
November 11, 2021
Linux
0 Comments
25084 Views
The qBittorrent-nox provides web UI. By default, username is admin and password is adminadmin. If you changed the admin password and forgot it, you can reset the password by modifying a configuration file.
This tutorial shows how to reset qBittorrent-nox admin password in Linux. Commands have been tested on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Reset admin password
Run the following command to stop qBittorrent-nox service:
sudo service qbittorrent-nox stop
Now you need to find qBittorrent-nox configuration file named qBittorrent.conf. On Linux systems, file usually located in /.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf or ~/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf. You can use the following command to find a file:
sudo find / -name qBittorrent.conf
Once you find a file, you need to remove a line which contains WebUI\Password_PBKDF2 parameter. Line can be deleted by using the following command:
sudo sed -i '/WebUI\\Password/d' /.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf
Start qBittorrent-nox service:
sudo service qbittorrent-nox start
Now you can log in to the web UI with the default username (admin) and password (adminadmin).
