Technical Tip: How to restore the default admin account

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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: 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.