Changing WebLogic Administrator Password

Use the WebLogic Server Administration Console to change your password for the WebLogic administrator account that you use to manage your middleware servers.

Note:

To change your password for the WebLogic administrator account that you use to manage your Oracle Essbase server, see Change WebLogic Password.

Log in to the WebLogic Administration Console using WebLogic administrator credentials. The URL is of the format:
```
http://WebLogic_Admin_Host:WebLogic_Admin_Port/console 
```
On the home page, in the Domain Structure portlet, click Security Realms.
1. Under Summary of Security Realms > Realms, click the name myrealm with Default Realm status True.
2. Under Settings for myrealm, click Users and Groups tab.
3. Under Users, click the WebLogic administrator's user name.
4. Under Settings for administrator_name, click Passwords tab.
5. Enter your new password in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields.
6. Click Save.
Stop the WebLogic Administration Server. To stop the WebLogic Administration Server, open command prompt and run stopWeblogic.cmd command from the following location:
```
<MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/user_projects/domains/<your_domain>/bin
```
Stop all the Managed servers.
Modify the boot.properties file for Administration Server:
1. Open boot.properties file from the following location:
```
<MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/user_projects/domains/<your_domain>/servers/<AdminServer>/security
```
2. Remove the previous value (if any) and enter the value for new password in clear text. For example:
```
username=epm_admin
password=*****
```
  Note:
  - Username is the name of the WebLogic administrator for the domain. The default user name is epm_admin.
  - Password is the new password for the WebLogic administrator. You should change the default value in this file to the new password for your WebLogic Admininstration Server.
3. Save and close the file.
Start the WebLogic Administration Server. You may now log in to the WebLogic Server Administration Console, and verify your new password. To start the WebLogic Administration Server, open command prompt and run startWeblogic.cmd command from the following location:
```
<MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/user_projects/domains/<your_domain>/bin
```
Note:
Ensure that the WebLogic Administration Server remains running throughout Steps 7 and 8.
Repeat the following procedure for every managed server (for example, FoundationServices0, Planning0, and Profitability0) on every server in the EPM deployment under the following location:
```
<MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/user_projects/domains/<your_domain>/servers/<ManagedServer>/security
```
1. Modify the boot.properties file for the Managed Server:
  1. Open boot.properties file from the following location:
```
<MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/user_projects/domains/<your_domain>/servers/<ManagedServer>/security
```
  2. Remove the previous value (if any) and enter the value for new password in clear text. For example:
```
username=epm_admin
password=*****
```
2. Save and close the file.
3. Rename the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory from the following location (only Managed Servers):
```
<MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/user_projects/domains/<your_domain>/servers/<ManagedServer>/data/ldap
```
Start all the services and run the validation report to ensure that all the services are running successfully.