How to Restore the 'admin' password

[sjanita]

update ver 1.1.9 added a CLI option to restore the password for the WebUI account  - 'admin'

If you need to restore the password to the default password of 'paloalto' the CLI syntax is shown below:

expedition@Expedition:/var/www/html$ php /home/userSpace/utils/restore/restoreAdmin.php

✓ Connected successfully to the database

✓ Admin user found

✓ Admin password restored to:    'paloalto'

expedition@Expedition:/var/www/html$

[raghavendra.badiger]

When I run above command I get following error, am I missing anything?

PHP Warning: mysqli::__construct(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory in /var/www/html/OS/startup/restore/restoreAdmin.php on line 81
Connection failed: No such file or directory

[lychiang]

Try to switch to Root account using $su , then you should be able  to see the file. 

[edgutier]

Hi there,
I followed the commands and it shows the correct restoration, however credentials not working in the GUI:

expedition@expedition1:~$ sudo php /var/www/html/OS/startup/restore/restoreAdmin.php

✓       Connected successfully to the database
✓       Admin user found
✓       Admin password restored to:    'paloalto'

expedition@expedition1:~$

I tried using admin/paloalto as default credentials but is not working.

I also have powered-off/on with no luck.
Expedition version: 1.2.39
Any suggestions?

[lychiang]

@edgutier 

Which version of ubuntu you are running ?  Expedition newer version only runs on ubuntu 20.x please follow the installation guide below:

https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/expedition-articles/expedition-documentation/ta-p/215619?attach...

[edgutier]

Hi, 
My Ubuntu is running 20.04 LTS