[PR #4523] [MERGED] Update change password to support null or empty string passwords #4522 #4272

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opened 2026-04-25 00:19:05 +02:00 by adam · 0 comments
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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/4523
Author: @advplyr
Created: 7/22/2025
Status: Merged
Merged: 7/23/2025
Merged by: @advplyr

Base: masterHead: fix_change_empty_root_password


📝 Commits (1)

  • 45e8e72 Update change password to support null or empty string passwords #4522

📊 Changes

1 file changed (+1 additions, -1 deletions)

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📝 server/controllers/MeController.js (+1 -1)

📄 Description

Brief summary

Unable to change root password on account page when it is empty. And unable to set root password to empty.

Which issue is fixed?

Fixes #4522

In-depth Description

Allow empty string or null passwords to get passed in to /api/me/password


🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/4523 **Author:** [@advplyr](https://github.com/advplyr) **Created:** 7/22/2025 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 7/23/2025 **Merged by:** [@advplyr](https://github.com/advplyr) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `fix_change_empty_root_password` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`45e8e72`](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/45e8e727596f73144620fdd8db09d1c2dc6ae39e) Update change password to support null or empty string passwords #4522 ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+1 additions, -1 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `server/controllers/MeController.js` (+1 -1) </details> ### 📄 Description <!-- For Work In Progress Pull Requests, please use the Draft PR feature, see https://github.blog/2019-02-14-introducing-draft-pull-requests/ for further details. If you do not follow this template, the PR may be closed without review. Please ensure all checks pass. If you are a new contributor, the workflows will need to be manually approved before they run. --> ## Brief summary Unable to change root password on account page when it is empty. And unable to set root password to empty. ## Which issue is fixed? Fixes #4522 ## In-depth Description Allow empty string or null passwords to get passed in to `/api/me/password` --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>
adam added the pull-request label 2026-04-25 00:19:05 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-25 00:19:05 +02:00
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#4272