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Cyril
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Mar 18, 2016

Root Password Reset

Hi All,

 

Greetings!

 

DevCentral is not just a pool but it's an Ocean with lot of information. I am not sure if my below query was already answered in the past but I need your suggestion.

 

Is it recommended to reset the root password by running set-up utility, if the device administrator has lost the modified root password by any chance?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

~Cyril

 

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  • Brad_Parker's avatar
    Brad_Parker
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    Mar 18, 2016

    If you have the password for an account that has admin access you can just reset it on the System>>Platform tab. If you have a user with tmsh access you can also reset it with tmsh modify auth password root.