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| author | Aaron <aaroncalderon@gmail.com> | 2018-07-18 16:06:31 +0000 |
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| committer | Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me> | 2018-08-21 19:49:54 +0200 |
| commit | 07252de7dc98c0ad4b674047d68babce50a19b0c (patch) | |
| tree | 848fd1aaf34d1be0bb36ac356d6fb08b1361a3fe | |
| parent | e473989397aeaa2de1ae8cc0261a7233f6f01873 (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-07252de7dc98c0ad4b674047d68babce50a19b0c.tar.gz | |
Add instructions to unlock an account
Originally submitted at
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/6578.
Signed-off-by: Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/security/README.md | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/security/reset_root_password.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/security/unlock_user.md | 31 |
3 files changed, 33 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/security/README.md b/doc/security/README.md index d397ff104ab..e22dc00759d 100644 --- a/doc/security/README.md +++ b/doc/security/README.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ comments: false - [Webhooks and insecure internal web services](webhooks.md) - [Information exclusivity](information_exclusivity.md) - [Reset your root password](reset_root_password.md) +- [Unlock a locked user](unlock_user.md) - [User File Uploads](user_file_uploads.md) - [How we manage the CRIME vulnerability](crime_vulnerability.md) - [Enforce Two-factor authentication](two_factor_authentication.md) diff --git a/doc/security/reset_root_password.md b/doc/security/reset_root_password.md index 3c13f262677..6a882ed6fe5 100644 --- a/doc/security/reset_root_password.md +++ b/doc/security/reset_root_password.md @@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ Don't forget to save the changes. user.save! ``` -Exit the console and try to login with your new password.
\ No newline at end of file +Exit the console and try to login with your new password. diff --git a/doc/security/unlock_user.md b/doc/security/unlock_user.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d5ecef7f605 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/security/unlock_user.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# How to unlock a locked user + +Log into your server with root privileges. Then start a Ruby on Rails console. + +Start the console with this command: + +```bash +gitlab-rails console production +``` + +Wait until the console has loaded. + +There are multiple ways to find your user. You can search for email or username. + +```bash +user = User.where(id: 1).first +``` + +or + +```bash +user = User.find_by(email: 'admin@local.host') +``` + +Unlock the user: + +```bash +user.unlock_access! +``` + +Exit the console, the user should now be able to log in again. |