Resetting IBM Application Discovery Configuration Admin dashboard password
Note: Resetting IBM® Application Discovery Configuration Admin dashboard password is
only applicable if the Enable a single administrator account option is selected in
User Authentication.
To reset the IBM Application Discovery Configuration Admin dashboard password, follow these steps:- Open a new Command Prompt on Windows.
- Go to the <IBM ADDI Installation Folder>\IBM Application Discovery Configuration Service.
- Run the following command:
securityUtility <password> bcrypt
- The encrypted password is displayed on the screen.
- Open <IBM ADDI Installation Folder>\Authentication Server (DEX)\conf\dex.yaml.
- In Here is an example:
staticPasswords: - email: Administrator hash: $2a$10$VoOut41U80MqRJmRVgNkN.5tC/YUjTEIccBZ8oHHespIh7Urh2qgC username: Administrator userID: Administrator
, replace the hashed password with the new
encrypted password. - Restart Authentication Server (DEX). After the restart is done, then restart WebSphere Liberty profile service