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1. Use a MySQL utility such as phpMyAdmin
2. Open the database and select the table, jos_users . (replace jos_ with your own table prefix as appropriate).
3. Select the record for the administrator account - by default this is user 62.
4. Copy and paste the MD5 # below.
21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3
5. Click Go to save the changes.
6. Point your browser to http://yourdomain.com/administrator . Enter the username admin and the password admin in the login box.
7. Once logged in go to User Manager and select the user you have just logged in. Change to the password that you preferred under the New Password.
8. Save it.
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