Technical Tip: Rename or delete an admin account
Description
This article describes how to delete or rename the default 'admin' user.
Scope
FortiGate.
Solution
To delete or rename the default admin account:
- Log in using the 'admin' account.
- Create a new admin user via System -> Administrators -> Create New -> Administrator.
- Fill in the needed fields.
- As Administrator Profile choose 'super_admin'.
- Save.
Now log in using the new account and delete or rename the 'admin' user.
It is not possible to change the password on an account without knowing the old password.
It is not possible to disable local admin users.
In case of lost passwords for all admin users, refer to this document Technical Tip: Resetting a lost admin password - Fortinet Community.
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Technical Tip : How to prevent brute force attempts to a FortiGate administrator account login