Change the admin password

The rhui-installer sets the initial Red Hat Update Infrastructure login password. It is also written in the /etc/rhui/rhui-subscription-sync.conf file. You can override the initial password with the --rhui-manager-password option.

About this task

If you want to change the initial password later, you can change it through the rhui-manager tool or through rhui-installer. Run the rhui-installer--help command to see the full list of rhui-installer options.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Red Hat Update Infrastructure Management Tool home screen: 
    [root@rhua ~]# rhua rhui-manager
  2. Press u to select manage Red Hat Update Infrastructure users.
  3. From the User Manager screen, press p to select change admin’s password (followed by logout): 
    -= User Manager =-

   p   change admin's password (followed by logout)

   rhui (users) => p

   Warning: After password change you will be logged out.
   Use ctrl-c to cancel password change.
   New Password:
  4. Enter your new password; reenter it to confirm the change. 
    New Password:
Re-enter Password:

[localhost] env PULP_SETTINGS=/etc/pulp/settings.py /usr/bin/pulpcore-manager reset-admin-password -p ********

Results

  1. The following message displays after you change the admin password: 
    Password successfully updated. For security reasons you have been logged out.