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andrescolo
Nimbostratus
Jun 02, 2020Change expired default root/admin password with RESTAPI
Hi, Im setting a new F5 VE 15.1 big ip, and first i want to change expired passwords. ACtually i can only do it from the brownser. Im have been testing the REST API like, but i cant make it work. ...
Satoshi_Toyosa1
Jun 07, 2020Ret. Employee
Try changing the admin password first by sending a PATCH request with "oldpassword" and "password" (not "newpassword") properties: e.g.,
curl -sku admin:admin https://<mgmtIP>/mgmt/shared/authz/users/admin \
-X PATCH -H "Content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"oldPassword":"admin", "password":"superuser1000"}'
This action changes the admin password to "superuser1000". It also changes the root password to "superuser1000". See also K10612010.
jibarri
Nimbostratus
Jun 08, 2022I see it changes the admin password but not root's. Am I missing something ?
- Nishanth_MSFeb 09, 2023
Employee
From this I understand, the change to both admin and root happens only when the passwords expire.
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