How to Change Password for Admin Account of DirectAdmin

The most important aspect of your server security is the password you use for your DirectAdmin admin account. It is anticipated that you will not misplace, distribute, or overlook it.

To Find the Password for Admin Account

In case you forgot the admin password, you can always find it here:

/var/log/directadmin/install.log

The section where you will spot the password will look like this:
The following information has been set:

Admin username: admin
Admin password: c0pr7hwvt8f-
Admin email: admin@yourdomain.com

If you use the command line, the command to display this info is:

cat /var/log/directadmin/install.log | grep Admin

Note: The password you will find this way is actually the one you get after the DirectAdmin installation. It will only be valid if you have not changed it.
However, if you forget the password after changing it from the one you got from installation, you will have to reset it.

To Reset/Change the Password

Access your server as root and enter this line:

passwd admin

It will allow you to set a new password.

[root@test ~]# passwd admin
changing password for user admin.
New password:
Retype new password:

passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

With it, DirectAdmin will accept the password you entered and set it for your admin account.