Installation

How to Retrieve Splunk admin password

ramprakash
Explorer

Hi,

In our Splunk Architecture Indexers were setup in 2015 and now we need to put manual detention on one of the indexers but I am not able to do this as I don't know the admin password.

Can someone please help to retrieve.

B.R

Labels (3)
Tags (1)
0 Karma

Vardhan
Contributor

Hi,

change the admin password and restart the service then you can able to put the server in manulal detention.Please follow the below steps.

open the command prompt/terminal of your system. Find the passwd file( $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd ) of Splunk and rename it as passwd.bk.

mv /opt/splunk/etc/passwd  /opt/splunk/etc/passwd.bk

Create a .conf file names user-seed.conf  in your $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local directory.

 cd /opt/splunk/etc/system/local/user-seed.conf

[user_info]

USERNAME=admin

PASSWORD=<new_password>

/opt/splunk/bin/splunk restart

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Mastering Data Pipelines: Unlocking Value with Splunk

 In today's AI-driven world, organizations must balance the challenges of managing the explosion of data with ...

The Latest Cisco Integrations With Splunk Platform!

Join us for an exciting tech talk where we’ll explore the latest integrations in Cisco &#43; Splunk! We’ve ...

AI Adoption Hub Launch | Curated Resources to Get Started with AI in Splunk

Hey Splunk Practitioners and AI Enthusiasts! It’s no secret (or surprise) that AI is at the forefront of ...