Changing nagiosadmin password

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manojkonda
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Changing nagiosadmin password

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Hi All,

We would like the change the nagiosadmin user password in one of our NagiosXI server.
Could you please help us with the procedure and the implications of it.
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Re: Changing nagiosadmin password

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Go to Admin -> Manage Users
Click edit next to the nagiosadmin user
enter new password
click "update user"
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Re: Changing nagiosadmin password

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Thanks Scott.
by doing this, will there be any impact at the backend ?
Can I also use any special characters in it, as the current password is very simple and want to use a bit complex one. :)
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Re: Changing nagiosadmin password

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manojkonda wrote:Thanks Scott.
by doing this, will there be any impact at the backend ?
Can I also use any special characters in it, as the current password is very simple and want to use a bit complex one. :)
There should be no impact on the backend, and you can use any chars
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Re: Changing nagiosadmin password

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scottwilkerson wrote:
manojkonda wrote:Thanks Scott.
by doing this, will there be any impact at the backend ?
Can I also use any special characters in it, as the current password is very simple and want to use a bit complex one. :)
There should be no impact on the backend, and you can use any chars

Thanks a lot Scott. That worked.
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Re: Changing nagiosadmin password

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manojkonda wrote:
scottwilkerson wrote:
manojkonda wrote:Thanks Scott.
by doing this, will there be any impact at the backend ?
Can I also use any special characters in it, as the current password is very simple and want to use a bit complex one. :)
There should be no impact on the backend, and you can use any chars

Thanks a lot Scott. That worked.
great!

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