Nagios Network Analyzer - Resetting the nagiosadmin User Password

Problem Description

You do not know the password for the nagiosadmin user account and need to reset it from the command line.

Resetting the Password - NNA 2026

Available in 2026R1.3+

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

/usr/local/nagiosna/scripts/reset_nagiosadmin_password.sh -p yournewpassword

Using Special Characters

If you would like to use special characters in your password, you have two options. One is to run the above command without the -p option, like so:

/usr/local/nagiosna/scripts/reset_nagiosadmin_password.sh

You will then be prompted to enter and confirm your new password, and can use special characters as needed.

Alternately, you can use the -p option, and escape special characters with \ as shown here for a desired new password of $newpassword# :

/usr/local/nagiosna/scripts/reset_nagiosadmin_password.sh -p \$newpassword\#

Resetting the Password - NNA 2024

Open an SSH or direct console session to your Nagios Network Analzyer server and execute the following command:

/usr/local/nagiosna/scripts/reset_nagiosadmin_password.sh -p "yournewpassword"

Using Special Characters

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/nagiosna/scripts/reset_nagiosadmin_password.sh -p "\$new\ password\#"

Final Thoughts

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