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Docs: Update island password reset documentation
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### On Windows and Linux (AppImage)
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When you first access the Monkey Island Server, you'll be prompted to create an account.
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Creating an account will write your credentials in `credentials.json` file
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under [data directory]({{< ref "/reference/data_directory" >}}).
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Creating an account will write your credentials to the database in the [data directory]({{< ref "/reference/data_directory" >}}).
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To reset the credentials:
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1. **Remove** the `credentials.json` file manually
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(located in the [data directory]({{< ref "/reference/data_directory" >}})).
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1. **Remove** the data directory manually
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Because credentials are stored in the database, you must perform a complete factory reset in order to reset the credentials, which is accomplished by removing the entire [data directory]({{< ref "/reference/data_directory" >}}).
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2. Restart the Monkey Island process:
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* On Linux, simply kill the Monkey Island process and execute the AppImage.
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* On Windows, restart the program.
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3. Go to the Monkey Island's URL and create a new account.
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If you are still unable to log into Monkey Island after following the above
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steps, you can perform a complete factory reset by removing the entire [data
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directory]({{< ref "/reference/data_directory" >}}) and then restarting the
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Monkey Island process.
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### On Docker
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When you first access the Monkey Island Server, you'll be prompted to create an account.
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To reset the credentials, you'll need to perform a complete factory reset:

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