How to Change the Kots Administrative Dashboard Password

How to change the Kots Administrative Dashboard password for kots based installations.

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For kots based installations, the Kots Administrative Dashboard password is changed through the following processes.

Change Kots Administrative Dashboard Password

To change the password to the Kots Administrative Dashboard:

  1. From the command line, use the command:

    kubectl kots reset-password -n {namespace}
    

    For example, for default installations where the Kubernetes namespace is wallaroo, the command would be:

    kubectl kots reset-password -n wallaroo
    

    From here, enter the new password.

  2. From the Kots Administrative Dashboard:

    1. Login and authenticate with the current password.

    2. From the upper right hand corner, select to access the menu and select Change password.

      Select Change Password
    3. Enter the current password, then update and verify with the new password.

      Change Password