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Author Topic: HOWTO: Changing the administrator password - hMailServer  (Read 4075 times)

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HOWTO: Changing the administrator password - hMailServer
« on: September 21, 2014, 09:31:02 pm »
Background

Starting with hMailServer 4.3, a main administrator password exists for hMailServer. During the installation of hMailServer 4.3, you specify the password you wish to use. A MD5 hash of this password is then stored in hMailServer.ini (The AdministratorPassword setting under the Security section )

Changing the password

Method 1 - Using hMailServer Administrator

If you know the current administrator password, or any other password to an account  with server-level administration permissions, you can change the password using hMailServer Administrator.

Start hMailServer Administrator and log on.
Go to Settings -> Advanced
Enter the new Administration password and save the changes.

Method  2 - By reinstalling

Remove the AdministratorPassword setting from hMailServer.ini.
Re-install the same hMailServer version you have already installed. During the installation you will be prompted to specify a new password.

Method  3 - Using a MD5 calculator

Use a MD5 calculator to calculate a new MD5 hash.
Specify the new MD5 hash in hMailServer.ini. The setting you should update is AdministratorPassword
Restart the hMailServer service.

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