munteanulc · February 8, 2021 22:14 · May 14, 2015 · May 14, 2015 · Mar 5, 2015 · Mar 5, 2015
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,38 @@ appsettings.signin_enabled = true
 appsettings.save
 ```
 
+# Pre-populate users
+
+I have found that you can just post the info with your admin token:
+
+* https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/api/users.md
+* http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/api/README.html
+
+
+
+```python
+import requests
+headers = { 'PRIVATE-TOKEN' : 'insert-token-here' }
+data = {
+    'email': email,
+    'extern_uid': dn,
+    "provider": "ldapmain",
+    "name": name,
+    "username": username,
+    'password': '1234567890',
+    "confirm": False,
+}
+requests.post('https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/users/', data, headers=headers)
+```
+
+I get the email, dn, name, username from ldap by using python-ldap; I use a filter to only match engineers.
+The password is required, but you can use a dummy value that matches the security parameters (min 8 characters ...etc)
+
+
 # Pre-confirm users
 
+In case you missed to add `confirm=false` when creating users.
+
 ```bash
 gitlab-rails console production
 ```

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -37,4 +37,20 @@ user.save
 appsettings = ApplicationSetting.find_by(signin_enabled: false)
 appsettings.signin_enabled = true
 appsettings.save
+```
+
+# Pre-confirm users
+
+```bash
+gitlab-rails console production
+```
+
+then
+
+```ruby
+for user in User.where(confirmed_at: nil) do
+    user.confirmed_at = Time.now
+    user.confirmation_token = nil
+    user.save!
+end
 ```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # Reset root/admin password
 
 Lost the root/admin password? You can reset it using the command-line.
@@ -30,3 +29,12 @@ user.password_confirmation = 'secret_pass'
 user.save
 ```
 
+# Re-enable standard login
+
+```ruby
+# locate application settings
+# ApplicationSetting.find_each
+appsettings = ApplicationSetting.find_by(signin_enabled: false)
+appsettings.signin_enabled = true
+appsettings.save
+```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+# Reset root/admin password
+
+Lost the root/admin password? You can reset it using the command-line.
+Recipe adapted from [gitlab issue #308](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/308).
+
+
+```bash
+# start the console
+sudo gitlab-rails console
+```
+
+Then in the ruby interpreter:
+
+
+```ruby
+# find the user:
+# user = User.find_by(email: "[email protected]")
+# user = User.find_by(username: "root")
+# user = User.find_by(name: "Administrator")
+# user = User.find_by(admin: true)
+user = User.find_by(username: "root")
+
+# change the password
+# or use the ask function from 'highline/import'
+user.password = 'secret_pass'
+user.password_confirmation = 'secret_pass'
+
+# and save
+user.save
+```
+