Total noob - openvpn on vps - how to change admin password

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redfirebrooks72
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Total noob - openvpn on vps - how to change admin password

Post by redfirebrooks72 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:06 pm

Hello,
I have installed a docker openvpn on my vps.
everything is running fine but how to change the default admin password ?
in User management / user permissions I have the admin user, but where i change the password it looks that is has no effect. it's always the same default password I have ti use to connect.

and secondary question, how can I change the time zone ?

please help

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Re: Total noob - openvpn on vps - how to change admin password

Post by dborchert » Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:17 pm

Well this doesn't look promising. I'm stuck with the same issue and figured I'd search the forums before potentially posting a duplicate question.... only to find this topic unanswered? :cry: Did you ever figure it out? I'm logged into the admin, I go to admin's properties page and there's one field to update the password. I update it, click save, then update running config but the password stays the same. Running Access Server 2.7.5.

UPDATE: I even enabled the option in the admin, for the user admin, to be able to "Allow password change from CWS:". When I log into the CWS as me, I see a "Change password" option. When I log in to the CWS as admin, I don't have that option, and I also see "Yourself (user-locked profile)".

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Re: Total noob - openvpn on vps - how to change admin password

Post by openvpn_inc » Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:28 pm

Hi There,

You mean change the password for the default user "openvpn"?
If so, it is actually part of the OpenVPN Access Server installation process which you can find here: https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resource ... ux-system/
It was mentioned that, initially a single administrative user is added to the system. But it has no password set and therefore cannot be used yet. To use it a password must be set first using the below command. And this can also use to change it.

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passwd openvpn
Also, mentioned here, which is the Recommendations to improve security after installation: https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resource ... tallation/
dborchert wrote:
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:17 pm
Well this doesn't look promising. I'm stuck with the same issue and figured I'd search the forums before potentially posting a duplicate question.... only to find this topic unanswered? :cry: Did you ever figure it out? I'm logged into the admin, I go to admin's properties page and there's one field to update the password. I update it, click save, then update running config but the password stays the same. Running Access Server 2.7.5.

UPDATE: I even enabled the option in the admin, for the user admin, to be able to "Allow password change from CWS:". When I log into the CWS as me, I see a "Change password" option. When I log in to the CWS as admin, I don't have that option, and I also see "Yourself (user-locked profile)".
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