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Reset the Master username and password

If the master username or password need to be changed, you can use the supplied command line tools to achieve this.

Select from the following options:

Windows

  1. Launch the Acunetix Administrative Password tool from the Start Menu:

  1. As an alternative, you can run the following program:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Acunetix\core\ChangePassword.exe

  1. Enter the new email address, the new password, and confirm the new password, and click the OK button.

Linux

  1. From a terminal window, run the following command:

sudo /home/acunetix/.acunetix/change_credentials.sh

  1. Enter the new email address, the new password, and confirm the new password.

olduser@ubuntu:~$ sudo /home/acunetix/.acunetix/change_credentials.sh
Master user found: olduser@example.com
Email (leave empty
for using olduser@example.com): newuser@example.com
Using master user newuser@example.com
Password:
Password again:
olduser@ubuntu:~$

MacOS

  1. From a terminal window, run the following command:

sudo /Applications/Acunetix.app/Contents/MacOS/ChangeMasterPassword

  1. Enter the new email address, the new password, and confirm the new password.

olduser@AX-Mac ~ % sudo /Applications/Acunetix.app/Contents/MacOS/ChangeMasterPassword
Password:
Configure the master user
   Email: newuser@example.com
   Password:
   Password again:
Updating
  - Update credentials
  - Set password expiry
  - Invalidate active sessions
Update ready
olduser@AX-Mac ~ %


 

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