# argocd-admin-password-change

#!/bin/bash

command -v kubectl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "kubectl is required but it's not installed. Exiting."; exit 1; }
command -v argocd >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "argocd CLI is required but it's not installed. Exiting."; exit 1; }

read -sp "Enter the new admin password: " NEW_PASSWORD
echo
read -p "Enter ArgoCD namespace: " ARGO_NS
echo

HASHED_PASSWORD=$(argocd account bcrypt --password "$NEW_PASSWORD")

if [ -z "$HASHED_PASSWORD" ]; then
  echo "Failed to generate bcrypt hash. Exiting."
  exit 1
fi

kubectl -n $ARGO_NS patch secret argocd-secret \
  -p "{\"stringData\": {
    \"admin.password\": \"$HASHED_PASSWORD\",
    \"admin.passwordMtime\": \"$(date +%FT%T%Z)\"
  }}"

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "ArgoCD admin password updated successfully."
else
  echo "Failed to update ArgoCD admin password."
fi

[link to gist](https://gist.github.com/Tiriyon/6c0fb7d79ab18e1fad3cfb6d624ec5e9)