Changing geoserver admin password

Question

How can I change the default password of geoserver admin from geoserver to something else?

I have tried two different things, but none worked. First thing I tried following the online documentation is to go to the data_dir at:

 /usr/local/lib/geoserver-2.5/data_dir/security

and I could only find

  <user enabled="true" name="admin" password="digest1:XXXX...">

in usergroup/default/users.xml. But I can't edit a digest.

The second thing I tried is to change the password from the web admin interface in the "Passwords" menu on the left panel. Although I can change the password, but it seems to be changing something called the master password. The password for admin remains the same.

I am using geoserver2.5 from osgeolive8.

Answer 1

You can change the password via the web interface by going to the Users,Groups, and Roles link:

Once there, go to the Users/Groups tab and select the user which you want to edit

You can then change the passwords or any other details you need to change.