How to retrieve admin password in AEM

[arnab26]

Dear All,

We have forgot the admin password of an AEM environment. Can somebody please help me on how to retrieve the password?

Thank you

[edubey · Accepted solution]

Try the approach given here:

http://therealcq.blogspot.in/2013/03/reset-forgotten-password-in-cq54.html

[kautuk_sahni]

Hi 

Please find below some community article which could act as some help to you,

Link:- https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/kb/reset-admin-password.html

//I have lost the password and I need to reset the admin password on CQ 5.5 or later.

Link:- http://experience-aem.blogspot.in/2015/07/aem-6-sp2-reset-administrator-password-to-admin-offline.ht...

//AEM 6 SP2 - Reset Administrator Password to admin offline

1) Stop AEM 6 instance

2) Place the package reset_admin_pass_to_admin.zip in <AEM_Home>/crx-quickstart/install (create it, if there isn't one)

3) Start AEM 6 instance

4) Package should have gotten installed as shown below. It contains /home/users/a/admin/.content.xml with rep:password set to text admin encrypted 

5) Login as admin/admin

Link:- http://therealcq.blogspot.in/2013/03/reset-forgotten-password-in-cq54.html

I hope this would help you.

Thanks and Regards

Kautuk Sahni