Reset web interface password through ssh

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DirtyBeets
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PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 15:13    Post subject: Reset web interface password through ssh Reply with quote
I have no idea what happened but my router will not let me into the web interface. I can get in through ssh though.

Is it possible to set the password for the web interface through ssh?

EDIT: Not sure if it makes a difference but I've got an Asus RT-N16 running the Big package.
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PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 15:41    Post subject: Reply with quote
if you can login by ssh, your password is right!
the username for ssh is always 'root' ( without quotes ), the default username for the webinterface is 'admin' ( also without quotes ), which has the same password as root in ssh. did you use 'admin'? if you altered the default username, you are in trouble i guess..
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DirtyBeets
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PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 15:43    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's what I thought too but it just would not let me in. I tried every password I use but nothing would take.


Found it. In case anyone else needs to know here's how.

Code:
setuserpasswd username password
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Hossy
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:51    Post subject: Reply with quote
DirtyBeets wrote:
That's what I thought too but it just would not let me in. I tried every password I use but nothing would take.


Found it. In case anyone else needs to know here's how.

Code:
setuserpasswd username password


Thanks!! This fixed my router. I had the same problem. I could login to SSH, but not the web interface. Running v24-sp1.
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sw2091t
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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 2:52    Post subject: Thanks again Reply with quote
Looks like this thread is useful to someone at least once a year, lol. I changed my password a couple times recently using LastPass to generate and store new passwords but somehow it got messed up so I couldn't log in. However, I use key file authentication for SSH so I could get in and fix it from there without my password. Thanks for posting your solution OP!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 0:18    Post subject: Reply with quote
THANK YOU !!!!! you saved my life
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zen0n
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 2:34    Post subject: Reply with quote
DING, exactly what I was looking for. Forgot password but had my ssh key saved. Worked like a charm.
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yutoon
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 14:34    Post subject: Reply with quote
Update: Still works.

Now to figure out why it was needed to begin with.
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WhyComputer
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 18:40    Post subject: Lockfile Reply with quote
I did not forget the password but unchecked the https option under Administration. Https is broken for my router at the moment and I was thinking to repurpose 443 for OpenVPN.
Anyway, after resetting the password (to the same) it displayed "removing lock file" in the shell.

I suspect the issue is a lock file of some sort, at least in my case.
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amitl
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:18    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi All,

Seems like this command can help. Please can someone give me the commands on how to use this with my router.

I have lost my router control panel password and am unable to get through. Need help with using ssh commands on Mac to setup.

Appreciate it

Thanks
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Murrkf
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:12    Post subject: Reply with quote
You need your passphrase and ssh terminal. You can't reset your passphrase without the existing passphrase. That is what the reset button is for. Use it. If you still need assistance, please see the first post in this forum. Reset techniques are router dependent.
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MoonLaf
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 16:13    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for this Thread!

It seems that I've changed the username in web interface and couldn't remember it.

I tried the password I knew in SSH and then used the above code to reset my web interface username and password and it worked.

Kind Regards,
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maguirreg
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 18:13    Post subject: Reply with quote
yutoon wrote:
Update: Still works.

Now to figure out why it was needed to begin with.


Still works... for some weird reason, the authentication fails with the right password. I just execute the command in the terminal, with the same exact password the router has, and the web is on duty again!

Thanks!
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viper_iii
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 19:02    Post subject: Reply with quote
super old 5.5/6 years later and saved me working on a remote outer...

think it was a failed firmware update from:
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r36006 std > current and didn't go well..

rebooted router and seems okay but gui wasn't logging in..
ssh was good so I reset via that and good..

also did a default username reset:
lost that darn link though....
was a nice little
#nvram set http_username al;dfja;ldfjal;sdj random string - worked just fine but only after resetting admin password -
worked in ssh but not gui even after resetting gui user... oh well...

but above worked and got access.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hossy wrote:
DirtyBeets wrote:
That's what I thought too but it just would not let me in. I tried every password I use but nothing would take.


Found it. In case anyone else needs to know here's how.

Code:
setuserpasswd username password


Thanks!! This fixed my router. I had the same problem. I could login to SSH, but not the web interface. Running v24-sp1.


Ditto on that. Exact same issue. Thank God for ssh public and private keys.
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