How can I disable password change request at first time login to Splunkweb?

[Masa]

How can I disable password change request at first time login to Splunkweb?

1. Install Splunk
2. Run "splunk edit user admin -password mynewpassword -auth admin:changeme"
3. Login to Splunkweb
4. I can use mynewpassword to login, but I am still asked to change password

Kinda annoying... 🙂

[lukejadamec]

IF this is a new install on the the same server, then you can just run a script with a short name that copies some saved files. The script needs to do the following:

Copy a previously configured passwd file to splunk_home/etc/passwd
Copy a previously configured splunk.secret file to splunk_home/etc/auth/splunk.secret
Copy a previously configured server.conf file to splunk_home/etc/system/local/server.conf

Note: The server.conf file key needs to match the other files, and the server name needs to match the server. You will have the same password, which is a security risk, but you can always change the password later.

The one touch solution would be to script the install with the above plus Masa's input.

What OS?

[Masa · Accepted solution]

1. Install Splunk
2. touch $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/.ui_login
3. Do the rest

[Genti]

nice one, Masa! @Sue will make good use of it.

[Masa]

Genti! You probably forgot this trick a long time ago. Honestly I didn't remember this post. But, I remember somewhere I wrote it down. Now I know here I wrote it down 🙂

[koshyk]

can this be part of an app?

[harishalipaka]

there is no code in ui_login what shall i do