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[PCA/OVM] How to Reset Unknown Admin & Weblogic Password (Doc ID 2528670.1)

Last updated on JULY 16, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle VM - Version 3.4.5 and later
Private Cloud Appliance - Version 2.3.3 and later
Linux x86-64

Goal

Recover lost admin or weblogic password account.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 Scenario1: Procedure to Recover Unknown Admin User Password
 Scenario2: Procedure to Recover Unknown WebLogic User Password
 1. Stop OVM Manager service
 2. Switch to oracle user and import OVMM environment variables
 3. Backup files before reset Weblogic password
 4. Reset weblogic password
 5. Move new created "DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift" file
 6. Backup current boot.properties file
 7. Prepare boot.properties file manually
 8. Start the Weblogic Server
 9. Stop WebLogic once is seen pattern "Unable to connect to core. Retrying in 30 seconds"
 10. Double check the encryption of username/password in boot.properties file
 11. Create required users to OVM Manager LDAP
 a. Creation of admin user
 b. Creation of OracleSystemUser user
 c. Creation of appframework user
 12. Reflect new Weblogic password on OVM Manager
 13. Fix Certificate Authentication as root user
 14. Restart OVMM service as root user
 15. PCA rack need to update new weblogic password into wallet
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