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Nagios reset Password for NagiosAdmin | Guide

Nagios is a popular monitoring tool. It helps oversee systems, applications, services, and even network appliances like routers and switches. Furthermore, it constantly scans our network for any signs of trouble.

In case of a failure it promptly triggers an alert to a designated email address. This helps system administrators to take immediate action and prevent potential downtimes or data loss.

NagiosAdmin, by default, is the administrative user account that gets created when setting up Nagios. With it, we can control the Nagios Core GUI, manage alerts, enable and disable functionalities, etc. However, if you get locked out of the NagiosAdmin account due, we can use reset or change to.

How to reset NagiosAdmin Password

Before we begin, we have to back up the config files. Then, we have to follow these steps:

1. First, we have to run this command to backup the “htpasswd.users” file:

   # cp /usr/local/nagios/etc/htpasswd.users /usr/local/nagios/etc/htpasswd.users.bk
2. Next, we must run this command to reset the password for NagiosAdmin:

   # htpasswd /usr/local/nagios/etc/htpasswd.users nagiosadmin

   This will prompt us to to enter and re-enter the new password.

We can check if the above steps were successful by examining the htpasswd.users file to check if the password has indeed been updated.

Once we reset the password, we will once again have control over the monitoring environment.

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Conclusion

In summary, our Support Techs demonstrated how to reset the password for nagiosadmin in Nagios.