iPlanet HTTP server admin server password recovery

In the event one forgets their iPlanet^H^H^H^H^H^H^HSun Java System web server admin server password here is the reset process:

Open the file server_root/https-admserv/config/admpw in an editor

You should see a string like this:

admin:{SHA}wuxl6TYxeB7pHCJwcbKicQQyoQM=

Where “admin” is the username and everything to the right of the colon is the password. Deleting the encrypted password will reset it back to a null value.

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