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How to reset OnApp password via command line?

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Question

How do you reset OnApp password via command line?

 

Environment

OnApp 5.x

 

Answer

  1. Log in to OnApp Cloud Control Panel using SSH:
    ssh root@your.hostname
  2. Go to the directory, where your Control Panel is installed:
    cd /onapp/interface
  3. To generate a random password, run the following rake task:
    rake onapp:password[admin_login]
  4. To set a predefined password, run:
    rake onapp:password[admin_login,new_password]

Make sure there are no spaces in brackets. Upon success, you will get a “Password successfully changed to 'new_password'” message. If the operation cannot be completed, you will get the list of errors.

Examples:

# rake onapp:password[onappsupport]
[2014-07-16 14:41:45 -0400] Password successfully changed to 'CyYEkRSbOio1'
# rake onapp:password[onappsupport,6ka1ljm2en4gy7tws5f3]
[2014-07-16 14:45:28 -0400] Password successfully changed to '6ka1ljm2en4gy7tws5f3'

Note: the command with a new unencrypted password will be left in the history file. For security purpose, it is recommended to clear the command history.