This article describes how to reset the password or disable multi-factor authentication for the built-in administrator.
In this article, you will learn how to:
- Reset the password of the built-in administrator.
- Disable multi-factor authentication for the built-in administrator.
At the end, you will be able to reset the password or disable multi-factor authentication for the built-in administrator.
Reset the password of the built-in administrator
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Open PowerShell as an administrator, then enter the following commands:
Stop-Service "CLEAR Engine" echo "reset admin credentials" > "C:\Program Files\Lucent Sky\CLEAR Engine\Startup\RunOnce.txt" Start-Service "CLEAR Engine"
The password of the built-in administrator [email protected] is now reset to lucentsky. This does not disable multi-factor authentication for the built-in administrator.
Disable multi-factor authentication for the built-in administrator
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Open PowerShell as administrator and enter the following command to open the CLEAR Engine storage configuration file with the default text editor:
(Select-Xml -Path "C:\Program Files\Lucent Sky\CLEAR Engine\SkyAnalyzer.config" -XPath "skyAnalyzer").Node.File | Invoke-Item
Make sure the value to the
MultiFactorAuthentication
key is empty orfalse
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In PowerShell, enter the following commands:
sqlcmd -S .\SQLEXPRESS -d SkyAnalyzer -Q "UPDATE Users SET MultiFactorAuthenticationKey = NULL WHERE Username = '[email protected]'"
Multi-factor authentication has been disabled for the built-in administrator [email protected].