Nextcloud: reset admin account

Key Commands Based on Installation Type

Standard/Apache (Ubuntu):

sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/occ user:resetpassword admin

Snap:

sudo nextcloud.occ user:resetpassword admin

Docker:

docker exec -it -u www-data <container_name> php occ user:resetpassword admin

Alternative Directory: If your installation is not in /var/www/nextcloud, adjust the path to the occ file accordingly.

I just use :

occ user:resetpassword admin