How to reset Weblogic password

If you have lost the Weblogic password or want to chnage the password then this post will help you to change the Weblogic password.

1. Make sure all the services are down

2. change directory to <Middleware_Home>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\bin

          cd <Middleware_Home>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\bin

3. Set the setDomainEnv.cmd(Windows) / setDomainEnv.sh (Linux) script to set the Weblogic variables

           In windows: setDomainEnv.cmd

           In Linux: ./setDomainEnv.sh

4. Now change the directory to security directory in your instance.

           cd <Middleware_Home>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\security

5. Move the DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift to a backup file

          In Windows: move DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift DefaultAuthenticatorInit_old.ldift

          In Linux: mv DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift DefaultAuthenticatorInit_old.ldift

6. Run the “java weblogic.security.utils.AdminAccount newuser newpassword .” to generate a new DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift with a new user with the assigned password within the security directory

         eg: java weblogic.security.utils.AdminAccount weblogic weblogic123 .

Note: Ensure the password is a minimum of 8 characters and contains at least one numeric character. Also, don’t forget the dot “.” at the end of the above command, it is required.

7. Change directory to <Middleware_Home>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\servers\AdminServer\security

          cd <Middleware_Home>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\servers\AdminServer\security\

8. Edit the boot.properties file and remove password and username

        password=

        username=

The boot.properties will get encrypted with new username and password once the admin server starts up

9. Rename or remove directory <Middleware_Home>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\servers\AdminServer\data\ldap as it will get recreated once the WebLogic Admin server starts.

       e.g: rename Middleware_Home>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\servers\AdminServer\data\ldap_old

10. Change directory to <Middleware_Home>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\bin and start the Weblogic Admin Server

In Windows: startWebLogic.cmd

In Linux:  ./ startWebLogic.sh

11. Once the weblogic server is up, you’ll be able to login to Console with the new weblogic Admin user and password.