How to reset Django admin password?

You may try through console:

python manage.py shell

then use following script in shell

from django.contrib.auth.models import User
User.objects.filter(is_superuser=True)

will list you all super users on the system. if you recognize yur username from the list:

usr = User.objects.get(username='your username')
usr.set_password('raw password')
usr.save()

and you set a new password (:

python manage.py createsuperuser will create another superuser, you will be able to log into admin and rememder your username.
Yes, why not.

To give a normal user privileges, open a shell with python manage.py shell and try:

from django.contrib.auth.models import User
user = User.objects.get(username='normaluser')
user.is_superuser = True
user.save()

python manage.py changepassword <user_name>

see docs

You can create a new superuser with createsuperuser command.

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