March 3, 2022 . 1 MIN READ
If you did not change the password for the openvpn bootstrap account or you do not remember the password you have assigned it, you can simply change it by inputting:
passwd openvpn
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If you have forgotten the password for this user on your OpenVPN Access Server you can reset the password for the “openvpn” user on the command line with :
passwd openvpn
Please note that you can not and should not use the “root” user credentials to login at the Admin UI.
connect to the openvpn server appliance using ssh as
ssh -i “vpn.pem” openvpnas@public-ipsudo su -passwd openvpn
You just need to reset openvpn user’s password on server and try login on web-ui login page
Reference: https://openvpn.net/access-server-manual/access-server-web-admin-ui-first-login/
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1083941/how-to-reset-openvpn-password-in-ubuntu-16-04
