Reset Sysadmin Password In Data Domain — How To

This is a deep, technical guide to resetting the password on a Dell EMC Data Domain system. This process is necessary when the password is lost or unknown and you have physical or serial console access.

passwd sysadmin Enter the new password twice. how to reset sysadmin password in data domain

/usr/bin/authconfig --update or for older DD OS (5.x/6.x): This is a deep, technical guide to resetting

# Generate an MD5 hash (DD still uses MD5 for local auth) openssl passwd -1 # Enter new password when prompted, copy the output hash vi /etc/shadow This is a deep

sysadmin:NewPassword123! Press to finish. Replace NewPassword123! with your strong password.