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VMware | 445028
Watch4net APG 5: Resetting the front-end admin password for APG
Last update date:
3/25/2024
Affected products:
Smart Assurance - Watch4Net/M&R
Affected releases:
No affected releases provided.
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Symptoms
Watch4net APG 5: Resetting the front-end admin password for APGHow to reset the front end admin password in Watch4Net APG 5How do I change the front end admin password in Watch4Net APG 5?
Resolution
To change the password in APG, you must follow these instructions: Access into your APG database: Under Windows: Start a command prompt and go to C:/Program Files/APG/MySql/bin and execute: mysql u apg pwatch4net D apg Under UNIX/Linux: APG provides a script to connect to the database under the bin directory, this script(mysql-client.sh) will propose you default answers: /opt/APG/bin/mysql-client.sh Enter your username, database name and password: Enter username: [apg] Enter database: [apg] Enter password: by default is "watch4net" Then, in the mysql command console, run these lines: mysql> use master; mysql> UPDATE `users` SET `password` = 'newpassword' WHERE `username`='admin' LIMIT 1 ; Now your APG password will be "newpassword". Log in to the APG console as admin using your new password.
Related Information
For details on how to reset the admin password for Watch4net 6, please see here:https://support.emc.com/kb/182779For details on how to reset the admin password for VNX Monitoring and Reporting, please see here:https://support.emc.com/kb/166276
