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How can I change my password for Log In?

Posted on June 3, 2015

I need to change my password for My Log In and cannot see where…



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I can see a field for the current password, but not for a new one.

That’s because it’s about 250 clicks after the log in page. You’re right, that’s awful.

https://cloud.digitalocean.com/settings/profile

Then click on “Edit profile”, then you have to enter your old password and your new one, and confirm it.

Hello there,

The password can be reset using DigitalOcean’s API as well.

You can use the Droplet’s POST options with the password_reset attribute.

Resets the root password for a Droplet. A new password will be provided via email. It must be changed after first use.

https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/api-reference/#operation/dropletActions_post

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