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Archive => 18.1 Legacy Series => Topic started by: sirio81 on March 27, 2018, 04:58:19 pm

Title: Reset password procedure
Post by: sirio81 on March 27, 2018, 04:58:19 pm

Hi all, I have a fresh installed opnsense 18.1 serial.
I want to try to reset the password.
Reading the documentation (https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Locked_out_of_the_WebGUI)

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If the password for the system has been forgotten it can be reset easily with console access. Get to the physical console (Keyboard/Monitor, or Serial) and use option 3) to reset the WebGUI password.

Sound pretty easy but I see the login prompt instead of the menu the guide speaks about.

Title: Re: Reset password procedure
Post by: Maurice on March 27, 2018, 05:35:41 pm

By default the console is password protected, too. This can be disabled via the Web GUI in System / Settings / Administration. Of course you would have to do this before locking yourself out. ;)

But the documentation page you already found also explains what to do if you forgot the password and the console is locked.

Title: Re: Reset password procedure
Post by: franco on March 27, 2018, 05:38:16 pm

Since 18.1 there is a password reset tool in the installer image as well.


Cheers,
Franco

Title: Re: Reset password procedure
Post by: sirio81 on March 28, 2018, 09:20:57 am

First of all, thank you for your quick replies.
Yesterday I was a bit in a hurry and didn't read carefully all instructions.
I also noticed I posted psSense documentation instead of OPNsense.
It's one of the first google search results looking for 'opnsense reset password'.

Quote from: franco on March 27, 2018, 05:38:16 pm

Since 18.1 there is a password reset tool in the installer image as well.

Nice tool.
Correct me if I'm wrong, it's not yet documented (https://docs.opnsense.org/manual.html) right?