How to reset the pulp password in Red Hat Satellite 6?

Environment

• Red Hat Satellite 6.4 or newer
  • Pulp2
• Red Hat Satellite 6.9 or below

Issue

• How to reset the password of the pulp server?

• Pulp admin failing due to authentication issue:

   # pulp-admin -u admin -p <password> tasks list
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   Tasks
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  
  Invalid Username or Password
  

Resolution

• To reset the pulp admin password run the below commands in the python interpreter.

  # python 
  >>> from pulp.server.db.connection import initialize; initialize()
  >>> from pulp.server.controllers.user import update_user
  >>> update_user('admin', {'password':'yournewpassword'})
  

• After changing the password, modify to the same password value:

  • default_password in /etc/pulp/server.conf
  • pulp_admin_password in /etc/foreman-installer/scenarios.d/satellite-answers.yaml (only in 6.4 or 6.5)

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x Pulp 2.0 Issues, please refer to the Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x Pulp 2.0-related Issues

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