From e50221862d58d638017dd100cdcbdbc97491f475 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cogneato Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:41:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Adds link to locked_out (#12080) Adds a link to new page about recovery options --- source/_docs/authentication.markdown | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_docs/authentication.markdown b/source/_docs/authentication.markdown index d8d91be4734..f62ea7a62ab 100644 --- a/source/_docs/authentication.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/authentication.markdown @@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.http.auth] You need to use a bearer ### Lost owner password +Before using the procedure below, make sure you explore options provided [here](/docs/locked_out). + While you should hopefully be storing your passwords in a password manager, if you lose the password associated with the owner account the only way to resolve this is to delete *all* the authentication data. You do this by shutting down Home Assistant and deleting the following files from the `.storage/` folder in your [configuration folder](/docs/configuration/): - `auth`