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Webmin GUI - Changing the root password (On-Premise)

What

Webmin is included inwith theself-managed FileWave appliances tofor allowserver-level youconfiguration. This article applies only to easilyself-managed configureor the system. This is only relevant if you run aon-premises FileWave serverServer yourselfappliances. on-premise. For customers who have their server hosted byHosted FileWave youcustomers do not needmanage toWebmin worryaccess abouton thesethe steps.hosted server.

When/Why

The first important thing is to not allow any traffic toRestrict TCP 10000 onto yourtrusted server except fromadmin networks youonly; willdo connect to it from. There is no reason tonot expose thisWebmin portdirectly to the Internet. The second item is to be sure youAlso change the appliance root password on your appliance from the default.default Thisbefore the server is mentionedused in production. FileWave Server Setup butalso calls out this step is very important.step.

How

  1. At the login screenscreen, note the URL used to remotely manage the server, ex: for example: https://myorg.filwave.filewave.net:10000

    • If there is no IP address specified because DHCP is not available on the subnet for your FileWave Linux Appliance, log in with the username "root" with the password "filewave".

    • Run "nmtui" at the command prompt to launch the Network Manager Text UI so you can configure the networking for the FileWave VM appliance. You'll need to reload the IP stack with "service network restart". Skip the network configuration steps later in the Webmin.

  2. Browse to this URL and log in with username "root" and password "filewave".

  3. Go to to System > Change Passwords on the left and, select the "root"root accountaccount, on the right from the list of usernames. Enterenter a new root password, confirm it, and click click Change. NoteThis that this will changereplaces the default filewave password for theroot. rootUse accounta usedlong, unique password and consider restricting SSH to logcertificate-based intoaccess thewhere your security policy requires it. A FileWave Server appliance is still a Linux server from "filewave" to whatever you choose so enter a secure password that is easy for you to remember, but itand should be a long and complex password or you should take steps to configure SSH to only allow connections with a certificate. The FileWave server is a full Linux OS and can be managedprotected like any other.one.

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