How to retrieve and recover directadmin admin password using SSH? Print

Steps to reset the direct admin password

1. Login to SSH with root user -

#passwd admin

2. This will ask you new password provide new password.

3. Now, directadmin password has been reset and I am able to login to directadmin panel with new password.

Steps to retrieve directadmin password

1. Login to server via SSH.

2. There is a file ‘/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/setup.txt‘ which containing the control panels details.

3. Execute the following command to get adminpass -

# cat /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/setup.txt | grep adminpass

That's it!