Resetting the admin password.

Resetting the admin password.

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Article ID: KB0088917

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Products Versions
TIBCO Enterprise Message Service -
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Description

Description:
Steps to reset the admin password.

Symptoms:
Unable login to the EMS server using the admin account.

Cause:
Admin password forgotten.

Issue/Introduction

Resetting the admin password.

Resolution

1).      Edit the conf file ‘users.conf’ and delete the password for admin as shown below:

                admin::"Administrator"

2).      Save and close the conf file.


3).      Restart the EMS server to pick up the changes made by manually editing the conf files. The data in these files are read at start-up by the EMS server.

4).      Restart the administration tool and login as admin with a null password.

5).      Use the set password command to set new password:
    
                set password admin xxxxx

                Where xxxxx is the chosen password

6).       Restart the administration tool and login as admin with the new password.