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Tutorial: How to Change the Password for Your New Administrative Account

Abstract

Follow this tutorial to change the randomly generated password for the new administrative account when you install Access Server.

Overview

When you install Access Server, the installation output prints a randomly generated password on the screen:

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Access Server 2.14.1 has been successfully installed in /usr/local/openvpn_as
Configuration log file has been written to /usr/local/openvpn_as/init.log

Access Server Web UIs are available here:
Admin UI: https://198.51.100.130:943/admin
Client UI: https://198.51.100.130:943 
Login as "openvpn" with "RR4ImyhwbFFq" to continue
(password can be changed on Admin UI)
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You can use this password to sign in to the Admin Web UI and then we recommend setting your own password.

Prerequisites

An installed Access Server.
An openvpn local admin account with a generated password.

Step 1: Change the openvpn user password

Sign in to the Admin Web UI.
Click User Management > User Permissions.
Click More Settings for the openvpn username.
Enter the new password in the Change Password field.
Click Save Settings and Update Running Server.

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