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SeannF
Engager

I mistakenly changed my Admin to Power in Splunk Enterprise. Is there any way to change Power back to Admin? I hope that makes sense.

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scelikok
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @SeannF,

If you have access to filesystem, you should edit $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/passwd file and replace power  with admin on admin user line. After restart your role will be admin.

If this reply helps you an upvote and "Accept as Solution" is appreciated.

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scelikok
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @SeannF,

If you have access to filesystem, you should edit $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/passwd file and replace power  with admin on admin user line. After restart your role will be admin.

If this reply helps you an upvote and "Accept as Solution" is appreciated.
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