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any harm in changing the "admin" name of the admin account?


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  • James, the command cc passwd [mynewpassword] changes the WebAdmin admin password at the command line.  Please let us know if that continues to work after your change - it might be acting on the REF_ID instead of the name of the object.  You definitely want to be logged in with another username though! [;)]

    Cheers - Bob
     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
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  • i was referring the to the default WebAdmin username.

    (Sorry)
  • Yes, that's exactly what I was addressing.

    Cheers - Bob
     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
  • James, the command cc passwd [mynewpassword] changes the WebAdmin admin password at the command line.  Please let us know if that continues to work after your change - it might be acting on the REF_ID instead of the name of the object.  You definitely want to be logged in with another username though! [;)]


    I've tested it on my lab UTM and it works...but why risking to break something when one can create another user object for UTM administration ?
  • Actually, vilic, wouldn't it seem like added security if a hacker didn't know the username of the admin account?  The REF_ID is "REF_DefaultSuperAdmin" - interesting.

    Cheers - Bob
     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
  • thats exactly what i was thinking Bob, so on my test UTM I have changed the admin username and all is well. so far.