In order to reset the 'admin' password for Fathom Management, OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer, do the following after opening a PROENV shell with $DLC/bin/proenv or %DLC%\bin\proenv.bat :
1. Stop the AdminServer
Stop Fathom:
fathom -stop Stop the AdminServer: using
proadsv -stop (or the Services on Windows)
2. Navigate to the OEM/OEE install directory.
OpenEdge 12: oemgmt\conf directory:
cd $OEM/conf (for Unix/Linux)
cd %OEM%/conf (for Windows)
OpenEdge 10/11: oemgmt\etc directory:
cd $OEM/etc (for Unix/Linux)
cd %OEM%/etc (for Windows)
3. Copy
fathomRealm.properties.orig to
fathomRealm.propertiesStart the AdminServer using
proadsv -start (or Services on Windows)
For OpenEdge 12 the following additional steps are also needed:
rm $OEM/work/configdb/* (for Unix/Linux)
rm $OEM/work/cachedb/* (for Unix/Linux)
del %OEM%\work\configdb\* (for Windows)
del %OEM%\work\cachedb\* (for Windows)
Restart the fathom plugin:
- Start Fathom: fathom -start
Once the fathom plugin has been fully loaded, access the OE Console, with the user 'admin' and the reset password 'admin'. To change the default password again and re-add previously added users (if any), navigate through the Console:
Options -> Authorized Users ->
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