FortiSandbox
FortiSandbox provides a solution to protect against advanced threats and ransomware for companies who don’t want to implement and maintain a sandbox environment on their own.
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Description

 
This article describes how to recover a lost password on a FortiSandbox.
 
Scope
 
FortiSandbox.


Solution

 

To recover a lost password on a FortiSandbox:
 
  1. Connect to the device console port and set the terminal to:
    Speed (baud): 9600.
    Data bits: 8.
    Stop bits: 1.
    Parity: None.
    Flow Control: None.

  2. Reboot the FortiSandbox using the power button.

  3. When the login prompt appears type:

    username: maintainer
    password: bcpb<serial number of the FortiSandbox>  <-- All letters of the serial number should be uppercase, for example bcpbFSA3KD3R12345678.

  4. To change the password use the hidden CLI command:
    v3.2.2 and later: reset-admin-pwd.
    v3.2.0 and earlier: admin-pwd-reset <password_string>.

 

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