Unable to change Web GUI root password - Freenas 9.3

[trebznas]

Hi All

I have been using option 7 from the boot menu to change the root / web gui password but it never changes.

Can you advise as to how i should change the web gui root password for Freenas 9.3

Thanks

 

[Ericloewe]

If you don't have access to the system via SSH or webGUI, there's not much else you can do.

That said, you should strongly consider updating to a newer version. 9.3 is positively ancient.

 

[trebznas]

I can access the system Ok with the current root password but I am selling the NAS unit to a friend. I don't want to pass on my password to him as it's personal and I use it for my mail account etc. I just need to change the Web GUI root password for the NAS server.

 

[Ericloewe]

What's keeping you from just editing the root user and changing its password?

 

[trebznas]

I can't see a 'root' user in the web gui.

 

[Ericloewe]

That does not match my memory or the manual: https://www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/9.3/freenas_account.html#users

Have a look at the manual in the link above. I'm not sure what to tell you if indeed it's not there...

 

[trebznas]

My system does not show any Groups or Users as per the manual. How very odd. Both screens are blank. Should I create a new user as 'root' ?

 

[Ericloewe]

Definitely don't do that, it can't end well.

Honestly, nuke whatever data you're going to nuke and reinstall a recent version of FreeNAS/TrueNAS. Don't import the old config file.

 

[trebznas]

Ok noted buddy, thanks for the help so far