N8n Community Edition sign in redirect page

Hi,
I’m using n8n Community Edition and when I tried to open it in a browser tab, I got sent to sign in page. I had not signed out after my previous use, It had been three days since I last used the community edition.
I open n8n using Command Prompt and get the address of: http://localhost:5678. does anybody know why this is happening and how to correct it?
Here is a screenshot of page I wound up at:

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Hey @PanthersVisma !

It s normal for n8n to require you to log in again after a period of inactivity. This can happen due to session timeouts or expired authenticationn tokens, whichh are standard security practices for web application.

If you ever forget your password, you can reset user management from CLI :

n8n user-management:reset

Then after you can create new user .

Your workflows will not be affected, but all user accounts will be deleted.

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Thank you, Parintele_Damaskin. Your instructions worked perfectly, and I am back in. I will remember this for future reference.

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As you said, my workflows were not affected, but I get an error message (in screenshot below) when I try to run them. The message says the authorization grant is invalid, expired, or has been revoked. Do I need to go to Google Cloud and establish new credentials for the various nodes I want to use? If so, can I establish new credentials for, as an example, Google Drive? Will that issue new Client IDs and Client Secrets? Are there any specific steps I need to take or just go through the normal steps for creating credentials?

Thank you,

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