focalboard/website/site/content/guide/admin/_index.md

---
title: "Administrator's Guide"
date: "2020-12-15T12:01:23-04:00"
section: "guide"
weight: 3
---

## Personal server configuration

Personal server settings are stored in `config.json` and are read when the server is launched. The contents are:

| Key      | Description | Example |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| serverRoot    | Root URL of the server        | http://localhost:8000
| port          | Server port                   | 8000
| dbtype        | Type of database. `sqlite3`, `postgres`, or `mysql` | sqlite3
| dbconfig      | Database connection string    | `postgres://user:pass@localhost/boards?sslmode=disable&connect_timeout=10`
| webpath       | Path to web files             | `./webapp/pack`
| filespath     | Path to uploaded files folder | `./files`
| telemetry     | Enable health diagnostics telemetry | `true`
| prometheus_address | Enables Prometheus metrics, if it's empty is disabled | `:9092`
| session_expire_time | Session expiration time in seconds | 2592000
| session_refresh_time | Session refresh time in seconds   | 18000
| localOnly | Only allow connections from localhost        | `false`
| enableLocalMode | Enable admin APIs on local Unix port   | `true`
| localModeSocketLocation | Location of local Unix port    | `/var/tmp/focalboard_local.socket`

## Resetting passwords

By default, personal server exposes admin APIs on a local Unix socket at `/var/tmp/focalboard_local.socket`. This is configurable using the `enableLocalMode` and `localModeSocketLocation` settings in `config.json`.

To reset a user's password, you can use the following `reset-password.sh` script:

```
#!/bin/bash

if [[ $# < 2 ]] ; then
    echo 'reset-password.sh <username> <new password>'
    exit 1
fi

curl --unix-socket /var/tmp/focalboard_local.socket http://localhost/api/v1/admin/users/$1/password -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{ "password": "'$2'" }'
```

After resetting a user's password (e.g. if they forgot it), direct them to change it from the user menu, by clicking on their username at the top of the sidebar.