How to reset and retrieve directadmin admin password using shell?

Steps to reset the direct admin password -

1. Login to SSH with root user -
#passwd admin

2. This will ask you new password provide new password.

3. Now, directadmin password has been reset and I am able to login to directadmin panel with new password.

Steps to retrieve directadmin password -

1. Login to server via SSH.

2, There is a file ‘/usr/local/directadmin/scripts/setup.txt‘ which containing the control panels details.

2. Execute the following command to get adminpass -
# cat /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/setup.txt | grep adminpass

That's it!
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