[Bug]: Can't change root password when it is not set #2911

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opened 2026-04-25 00:11:48 +02:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @advplyr on GitHub (Jul 22, 2025).

What happened?

As discussed in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4518

What did you expect to happen?

Validation in the change password endpoint should allow empty string or null passwords. Those are handled properly already in LocalAuthStrategy

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Set root user password to null
  2. Go to account page and try to change password

Audiobookshelf version

v2.26.2

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Windows

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

None

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Originally created by @advplyr on GitHub (Jul 22, 2025). ### What happened? As discussed in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4518 ### What did you expect to happen? Validation in the change password endpoint should allow empty string or null passwords. Those are handled properly already in LocalAuthStrategy ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Set root user password to null 2. Go to account page and try to change password ### Audiobookshelf version v2.26.2 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Windows ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? None ### Logs ```shell ``` ### Additional Notes _No response_
adam added the bug label 2026-04-25 00:11:48 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-25 00:11:48 +02:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 24, 2025):

Fixed in v2.26.3.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 24, 2025): Fixed in [v2.26.3](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.26.3).
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#2911