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Recovering your root password for your WCS
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Q:
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I have forgotten my root password for my WCS. Can I recover the password?
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A:
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You can change the WCS application root user or FTP user password. This option provides a safeguard if you lose the root password. An executable was added to the installer/bin directory (passwd.bat for Windows and passwd.sh for Linux). Follow the steps to recover the passwords and regain access to WCS.
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Step 1.
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Change to the WCS bin folder
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Step 2.
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Perform one of the following:
a) Enter passwd root-user to change the WCS root password. The newpassword is the root login password you choose.
OR
b) Enter passwd location-ftp-user to change the FTP user and password. The newuser and newpassword are the FTP user and password you choose.
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Step 3.
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The following options are available with these commands:
a) -q - to quiet the output
b) -pause - to pause before exiting
c) -gui - to switch to the graphical user interface
d) -force - to skip prompting for configuration
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Step 4.
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Start WCS
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To learn more, contact GigaWave Technologies at 210.375.0085 or info@giga-wave.com
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