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How to reset the password on SAM

How to reset the password on SAM


SUMMARY

Dec 09, 2016

The default username("admin") and password("admin") for the Snare Agent Manager (SAM) are required to be changed during configuration of SAM.

If the password is forgotten, and is required to be reset, firstly stop the SAM service, then start a command prompt as administrator, navigate to your SAM installation directory and execute:

snareAM.exe -p

The default username("admin") and password("admin") for the Snare Agent Manager (SAM) are required to be changed during configuration of SAM.

If the password is forgotten, and is required to be reset, firstly stop the SAM service, then start a command prompt as administrator, navigate to your SAM installation directory and execute:

snareAM.exe -p

 
Note: Resetting the admin password will also reset their local settings for agent passwords used for scanning as the same password was used to encrypt them.

Further Information

The usage page may be displayed to show all the switches:
 

snareAM.exe --help



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