Resetting Weblogic Server Admin Password

Resetting Weblogic Server Admin Password:

Steps to reset the admin password of weblogic server.

• cd <DOMAIN_HOME>/security

•  Rename DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift file to DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift_BKP

• Set the Environment - <DOMAIN_HOME>/bin/setDomainEnv.cmd

• java -cp <WLS_HOME>;/server/lib/weblogic.jar:$CLASSPATH weblogic.security.utils.AdminAccount NewAdminUser NewAdminPassword . (Note the . at the end of the command)

  Make sure you are running the above command is executed from    DOMAIN_HOME>/security,   if you are executing the command from other location copy the   DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift file created in the current location to <DOMAIN_HOME>/security

e.g java -cp C:\Oracle\MiddlewareSOA\wlserver_12.1\server\lib\weblogic.jar;%CLASSPATH% weblogic.security.utils.AdminAccount albin albin123  

• Move data directory under $DOMAIN_HOME/servers/<serverName>/datato another directory like data.bak
•  Edit user name and password in the following file - <DOMAIN_HOME>/servers/<Server Name>/security/boot.properties
• Restart the admin server