If you can get to the command line the computer running Iguana you will be able to reset the password for the admin user of IguanaX.
One tip - don’t use special characters when reseting your password at the the command line. This is because of problems with command lines in each different operating system will often mean your password choice will not work.
Keep it simple and pick something like “temppass” and change it in the web user interface later.
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Open a DOS prompt. Change your directory to the one you installed Iguana in. Most likely:
Then type the following command:
This will reset the admin password to use the password “temppass”. Then you will need to restart your Iguana server. |
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Open the Terminal program (instructions here). You will need to change directory to one which is inside the Iguana packaged icon you installed. Assume you put it into /Applications then to change directory to the right place you would use:
Inside this directory you should see the iguana binary. You can invoke it like this:
This sets up a temporary password for the admin user which after you restart the server you can use to log in. |
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Navigate to the directory you have the Iguana binary installed in. Often times this is home directory of the user account that Iguana is running under. Then execute this command:
You will then need to restart your Iguana server. |
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