This article explains how to reset the password for the FlexNet Publisher Dashboard.

Access the FlexNet Publisher Dashboard

• The FlexNet Publisher Dashboard allows you to configure the license manager for GeoStudio network licenses. 
• Using the default settings, you can access the dashboard by opening a web browser and going to:
  http://localhost:8091/
• This will take you to the main landing page:
  
• To access the administration functions of the dashboard, you need to click on the Administration tab at the top right:
  
• This will prompt you to enter in the administrator credentials:
  

Password Reset Options

The default username and password are admin / admin.  

If you have changed the default credentials and have forgotten what they are, the following procedure will help you reset the password.

1. Stop the LMAdmin instance (from services.msc or task manager, the name is: geoslope-lmadmin).

2. Change the following section in "server.xml" that you will find in "conf" folder of LMAdmin installed directory (The default path is C:\ProgramData\Seequent\lmadmin\conf).Change the two attributes marked in bold:
   FROM:
   <accessControl sessionTimeout="1800">
<user firstName="System" id="admin" lastName="Administrator" password="(ENC-01)OQqWH+/Edhi8WNqqtsgoOK6NW5C6fS0bjhROPwDEnIxYNzLH" passwordExpired="false" privileges="admin" type="local-admin"/>
<user firstName="Alerter" id="alerter" lastName="Service" password="(ENC-01)eZi+Ce9/mvN2n8gOAL9kMbC7QtDYFHLAkAoZybwqhm2c74CE" passwordExpired="false" privileges="admin.alerter" type="local-alerter"/>
</accessControl>
    

   TO:
   <user firstName="System" id="admin" lastName="Administrator" password="newAdminPass" passwordExpired="true" privileges="admin" type="local-admin"/>

   
   The new password will be: newAdminPass

3. Restart LMAdmin (from services.msc, resetart the geoslope-lmadmin service).

4. Start your browser (The default is http://localhost:8090).

5. Login in the Administration Tab, after logging in you will be prompted to change your password. Once you have set a new password it will be encrypted in the Server.XML file.

6. Additional Information.
   In cases where the username is something other than admin, you will need to use the username in the Admin's ID field.