How do you change the ColdFusion Administrator password? Does this require a restart of a service or any interuption of service?

[sammyd42289548]

How do you change the ColdFusion Administrator password? Does this require a restart of a service or any interruption of service?

[Dave Watts]

If you know the password, you can change it in the CF Administrator. I'm assuming you don't know the password. In this case, you'll need to stop the CF service, go to the filesystem and change {your CF version}\cfusion\lib\neo-security.xml to disable the admin password, restart the CF service, then configure password settings in CF Administrator as desired.

Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC

[Charlie Arehart]

Or since cf10 there has been the new passwordreset script in cfusion/bin (as opposed to editing that xml file). That, too, requires a restart, though. More at:

Forgotten password and cannot log in to ColdFusion administrator

[sammyd42289548]

Thanks Charlie!

I do know the password, I just need to change it. I see where to change it in CF Administrator under Security, Administrator.

Does changing the password this way require a CF service restart? Does it interrupt user operations?

[Charlie Arehart]

Changing it in the admin takes effect immediately. No restart needed.

[sammyd42289548]

Thanks Dave! I do know the password, I just need to change it. I see where to change it in CF Administrator in Security, Administrator.

Does changing the password this way require a CF service restart? Does it interrupt user operations?