From 140d909b1ad8730093eab7fdf578ccb44b896764 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Trowbridge <paul@hptrow.me>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:01:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] how to reset matrix password

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+get access token to work the API:
+```
+curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json"d '{"type": "m.login.password", "user": "paul", "password": "password}' https://matrix.hptrow.me/_matrix/client/r0/login
+```
+
+target the reset rout:
+```
+curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer token-here -d '{"new_password": "new password}' https://matrix.hptrow.me/_synapse/admin/v1/reset_password/@tucker:matrix.hptrow.me
+```