Technical Tip: How to change default root/admin password

[jstan]

Description

This article describes how to change the default root/admin password as it is not recommended to use the default password for production.

Solution
1) Login to FortiSIEM SSH using the default root account.

2) Run the command passwd for root account to change the root account password:

# passwd root

Changing password for user root.
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

3) Run the same command for admin account to change the admin account password:

# passwd admin

Changing password for user admin.
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.