Updating the default administrator password

This topic provides the steps for updating the default administrator (wpsadmin) password.

Limitation

It is not possible to change the wpsadmin username at this time. However, you can update the wpsadmin password.

To update the default administrator password, refer to the following steps:

1. Create a secret with the new administrator password using the following command:

   kubectl create secret generic CUSTOM_SECRET_NAME --from-literal=username=wpsadmin --from-literal=password=CUSTOM_ADMIN_PASSWORD --namespace=<NAMESPACE>
   

   Replace the values for the following: - CUSTOM_SECRET_NAME with the name of the secret. - CUSTOM_ADMIN_PASSWORD with the new administrator password.

2. Update the values.yaml file with the secret name. See the following sample:

   security:
     webEngine:
       webEngineUser: "wpsadmin"
       webEnginePassword: "WEB_ENGINE_PASSWORD"
       customWebEngineSecret: "CUSTOM_SECRET_NAME"
   

   • Replace CUSTOM_SECRET_NAME with the name of the secret created in Step 1.

   • Replace WEB_ENGINE_PASSWORD with the new administrator password.

   • Make sure to either provide a customWebEngineSecret or a webEngineUser and webEnginePassword.

3. Do a Helm upgrade.

4. Restart the server to apply the updated password.

For adding other administrators and users with no administrator access, see configOverrideFiles.