# Reset Elasticsearch Internal User Password

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reset-elasticsearch-internal-user-password/313837>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [September 7, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reset-elasticsearch-internal-user-password/313837 "2022-09-07T02:10:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yang\_Wang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yang_wang/32/48857_2.png) [@Yang\_Wang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yang_Wang)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reset-elasticsearch-internal-user-password/313837/6 "2022-09-07T04:02:13Z")

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What you need is to define a superuser with `elasticsearch-users` CLI. Then use that newly created user to call [ChangePassword API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-api-change-password.html) to change password for the `elastic` user.

As @warkolm mentioned, you could use `elasticsearch-reset-password` if you are on version 8.x, which basically automates the above process for you (it also deletes the newly created user after the password change is completed).

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