Splunk Enterprise Security

Password reset

alin
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i want to reset my spluk enterprise password 

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kiran_panchavat
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@alin 

You can refer to below video for the instructions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJferqpXcsc&t=16s

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kiran_panchavat
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@alin 

Stop Splunk Enterprise
Find the passw file for your instance ($SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd) and rename it to passwd.bk
Create a file named user-seed.conf in your $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/ directory.
In the file add the following text:

[user_info]
PASSWORD = NEW_PASSWORD

In the place of "NEW_PASSWORD" insert the password you would like to use.
Start Splunk Enterprise and use the new password to log into your instance from Splunk Web.
If you previously created other users and know their login details, copy and paste their credentials from the passwbk file into the passwd file and restart Splunk

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