Reset the password

If you forget your password, need to change the old password, or did not set a password when creating an instance, you can reset the password for the instance.

1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console.
2. In the upper-left corner of the home page, select the region where the target instance is located.
3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Replica Set Instances or Sharding Instances based on the architecture of the target instance.
4. Locate the target instance and click its instance ID.
5. In the left-side navigation pane, click Accounts.
   
   
   
6. Click Reset Password.
7. In the Reset Password dialog box that appears, enter a new password, confirm your password, and click OK.
   Note

   • The password must consist of any three types of characters, including uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. Special characters include exclamation points (!), number signs (#), dollar signs ($), percent signs (%), carets (^), ampersands (&), asterisks (*), parentheses (()), underscores (_), plus signs (+), hyphens (-), and equal signs (=).
   • The password must be 8–32 characters in length.
8. Click OK.