Admin Tools

Accessing the Admin Tools

The Admin Tools can only be accessed from the backend if:

• typo3/cms-install is installed. This system extension became optional with TYPO3 13.
• The currently logged in backend user has admin privileges and is a system maintainer.
• On systems in the application context "Production" the user has to reconfirm their login.

If the TYPO3 backend is not accessible you can access the "Install Tool", which features the Admin Tool modules provided by typo3/cms-install :

Accessing the Install Tools without TYPO3 Backend access

On any TYPO3 installation with typo3/cms-install you can access the Install Tools by calling the following URL: https://example.org/typo3/index.php.

To prove that you have writing access to the file system where TYPO3 is installed you have to create a file in path var/transient/ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL or config/ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL. The file can be empty, TYPO3 has to have write access to the file. You can create it like this on:

touch config/ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL

See also TYPO3 Explained, ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL.

You must now enter the Install Tool password. If you do not know the install tool password you can generate a new one by entering the desired password.

Copy the calculated hash:

Open file config/system/settings.php and adjust the Install tool password like so:

 <?php
 return [
     'BE' => [
-        'installToolPassword' => '$argon2i$v=19$m=65536,t=16,p=1$Z1BRbnZDdGx4T3pJVmpLVw$Bjhz+rSW1Bps5hIdXUBXrtlZ52E4Qx4lw4NU0MiEUyg',
+        'installToolPassword' => '$argon2i$v=19$m=65536,t=16,p=1$Z0tiZjVVdzN5VUEuLzhmYw$xTalKXJVMCALCO+0OklDt24Y/7NkffNc1bOeg2jo00I',
         'passwordHashing' => [
             'className' => 'TYPO3\\CMS\\Core\\Crypto\\PasswordHashing\\Argon2iPasswordHash',
             'options' => [],
         ],
     ],
 ];