How to restore the default admin account

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Article Id 352530

Description

This article describes how to restore the admin account if the default admin account gets deleted.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

Backup the current FortiGate configuration:

backup config.PNG

Open the configuration file in Notepad++ and search for 'config system admin'.
Create the default admin with the following structure, and save the new file:

config system admin

    edit "admin"

set accprofile "super_admin"

set vdom "root"

  set password password-in-plaintext

    next

end
Restore the configuration using the modified backup.

If unable to restore, factory reset the FortiGate in the CLI:

exe factory-reset

After a successful factory reset, repeat step 4.

Alternatively super_admin account can also be used to take the config backup and make the necessary changes and restore the configuration. Find the relevant article for the same below: Technical Tip: Reset another super admin’s password (Lost/Forgotten)

Note:

This article can also be used to reset the admin's password.

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Technical Tip: How to restore the default admin account

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