Resetting 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.

Reset the master username and password on Windows

  • Launch the Acunetix Administrative Password tool from the Start Menu:

  • As an alternative, you can run the following program:

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

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

Reset the master username and password on Linux

  • From a terminal window, run the following command:

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

  • 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:~$

Reset the master username and password on MacOS

  • From a terminal window, run the following command:

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

  • 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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