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How to Change CYBERQUEST Administrative Passwords

CYBERQUEST has default users with administrative rights:

  • Virtual or physical appliance users (Linux):

    • superadmin

    • root

  • Web application users:

    • superadmin

This guide explains how to change passwords for the appliance superadmin and root users (the administrative users for the machine that hosts the CYBERQUEST processing server - usually a VM running Debian or Ubuntu).

Note: For web application passwords, see: How to change web application superadmin password.

On the virtual machine (VM), the superadmin account can connect via SSH or console and has sudo privileges on the machine.

The root account should be reserved for critical system operations only. Prefer sudo via the superadmin account; root may be disabled by policy.

To change passwords for the appliance administrative users (superadmin and root) use the following procedure:

Access CYBERQUEST server

Access the CYBERQUEST server via SSH or console and log in with the superadmin user.

Example SSH command:

ssh superadmin@CYBERQUEST_IP_OR_HOSTNAME
# If using a custom port:
ssh -p 2222 superadmin@CYBERQUEST_IP_OR_HOSTNAME

Changing root & superadmin password

To change the root account password, run:

sudo passwd root

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To change the superadmin account password while logged in as that user, run:

passwd

Alternatively: 

sudo passwd superadmin

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Verify changes

1.Reconnect via SSH using the new superadmin password:

ssh superadmin@CYBERQUEST_IP_OR_HOSTNAME

2.Force a sudo prompt and verify the new password:

sudo -k
sudo -l

3.If the root password has been changed, verify the update:

su - root