Configure the Admin Password on Installation

Last update: Tue Apr 09 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Overview

Since version 6.3, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) allows the admin password to be set using the command line when installing a new instance.

With earlier versions of AEM, the password for the admin account, along with the password for various other consoles had to be changed after installation.

This feature adds the facility of setting a new administrator password for the repository and the Servlet Engine during the installation of an AEM instance, thus eliminating the need to do it manually afterwards.

CAUTION

Feature does not cover the Felix Console, for which the password must be changed manually. For more information, see the relevant Security Checklist section.

How Do I Use It?

This feature triggers automatically if you choose to install AEM by way of the command line, as opposed to double-clicking the JAR from a filesystem explorer.

The general syntax for running an AEM instance from the command line is:

java -jar aem6.3.jar

After running the instance from the command line, you are presented with the option to change the admin password during the installation process:

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NOTE

The prompt to change the admin password only appears during the installation of a new AEM instance.

Using the -nointeractive Flag

You can also choose to specify the password from a properties file. This is done by using the -nointeractive flag combined with the -Dadmin.password.file system property.

Below is an example:

java -Dadmin.password.file =/path/to/passwordfile.properties -jar aem6.3.jar -nointeractive

The password inside the passwordfile.properties file must have the below format:

admin.password = 12345678

NOTE

If you simply use the -nointeractive parameter without the -Dadmin.password.file system property, AEM uses the default admin password without asking you to change it, essentially replicating behavior from earlier versions. This non-interactive mode can be used for automated installations using the command line in an installation script.

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