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The most important requirement to reset admin password is user must have latest backup configuration file of FortiGate, then open the configuration file using text editor or notepad, find '# config system admin' section in the configuration file, ' set password' field will be visible and follow with encrypted algorithm as below.
config system admin
edit "admin"
set accprofile "super_admin"
set vdom "root"
set password ENC SH2zVB67Die9HGlNpeOYte0yo1r1Y46dHyL1TUD/RBU/WTMK9kQzqSw9vHcIdQ=
next
end
It is necessary to change the forgotten or lost password to replace the encrypted algorithm, for example, 'admin' is the password to change, change it as below, and save the configuration file after the change.
config system admin
edit "admin"
set accprofile "super_admin"
set vdom "root"
set password admin
next
end
Then format and reload the image as shown in the guidance link below:
Technical Tip: Formatting and loading FortiGate firmware image using TFTP
Then system will boot up with no configuration file, and it is necessary to restore the configuration file, it will be possible to access FortiGate after restoring the configuration.
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