Resetting The nagiosadmin User Password in Nagios Fusion

Overview

This article provides resources to help you reset the nagiosadmin user password from the command line in Nagios Fusion.

Resetting The Password in Fusion 2026R2+

Details on resetting the nagiosadmin user password from the command line in Fusion 2026R2+ can be found on page 3 of this guide:

• Managing Users in Nagios Fusion 2026R2

Resetting The Password in Fusion 2026R1 and Earlier

Open an SSH or direct console session to your Nagios Fusion host and execute the following command:

/usr/local/nagiosfusion/scripts/reset_nagiosadmin_password.php --password=newpassword

Note: If you would like to use special characters in your password, you should escape them with "\". For example, if you want to set your new password to be "$new password#", then you can run:

/usr/local/nagiosfusion/scripts/reset_nagiosadmin_password.php --password=\$new\ password\#

Final Thoughts

For any support related questions please visit the Nagios Support Forums at:

http://support.nagios.com/forum/