Change the default admin password to improve security
Description
ADSelfService Plus is shipped with a default admin account. This account has all the privileges and access to the ADSelfService Plus admin console. The default admin account has admin as the username and admin as the password.
Username: admin
Password: admin
It is highly recommended that you change the default admin account's password immediately after deployment. As this account has Super Administrator privileges, we recommend that you set complex passwords.
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Steps to change the default admin password:
- Open ADSelfService Plus.
- Navigate to Admin → Customize → Personalize → Change Password.
- Enter admin in the Old Password field. Enter a new and secure password in the New Password field and confirm the same.
- Click Save.
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