This article explain how to reset administrator password. To reset administrator password on Apsolab-Console, you must execute the installation procedure. Don’t worry, your configuration and data won’t be altered by this procedure but you should do a backup before proceeding.
On Unix/Linux
- open a terminal and login as root (the Linux admin.)
- cd /opt/apsolab/latest/console
- chmod 0666 configuration.php
- take some text editor and open the file configuration.php
- search the following string: $is_installed
- change the assigned value from true to false
- save the file
- open your browser and go to Apsolab-Console, the install page should appear
- in the first section, look for ‘Administrator (root) password:’
- enter the new password for Apsolab-Console root account
- press ‘Install’ button then press ‘Next’ button
- now, you should be able to login with the root account and your new password
- go back to your terminal and change the file permission: chmod 0600 configuration.php
On Windows
- open the exlorer and go to c:\apsolab\apsolab-it\console or c:\apsolab\apsolab-bi\console
- select the file ‘configuration.php’ and change the file permission to read/write
- take some text editor and open the file configuration.php
- search the following string: $is_installed
- change the assigned value from true to false
- save the file
- open your browser and go to Apsolab-Console, the install page should appear
- in the first section, look for ‘Administrator (root) password:’
- enter the new password for Apsolab-Console root account
- press ‘Install’ button then press ‘Next’ button
- now, you should be able to login with the root account and your new password