Tomcat Admin password forgotten

"Murray" <parps.RemoveThis@SPAMoffSPAMMER.optusSP4Mnet.com.au> wrote in message
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 >
 > "D E" <nothing.RemoveThis@nothing.com> wrote in message
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  > > When using my web application manager
  > > (http://localhost:8080/admin)
  > > I forgot my password. Is there an XML file i can look at to
 > remember/obtain
  > > (possibly even set).
  > > Thanks
  > >
  > >
 >
 > Check tomcat-users.xml in the conf directory
 >
 >
Ok i used the name/password found there with role "tomcat" (default name/pw
= tomcat/tomcat) and it didn't work. now when i go to the url
http:localhost:8080/admin, i get a httpstatus 403 (access to specified
resource has been forbidden)....

How do i "reset" this...

Was that the correct role? If this helps, here is a copy of my
tomcat-users.xml file..

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<tomcat-users>
<role rolename="tomcat"/>
<role rolename="role1"/>
<user username="tomcat" password="tomcat" roles="tomcat"/>
<user username="role1" password="tomcat" roles="role1"/>
<user username="both" password="tomcat" roles="tomcat,role1"/>
</tomcat-users><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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 > Was that the correct role? If this helps, here is a copy of my
 > tomcat-users.xml file..
 >
 > <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 > <tomcat-users>
 > <role rolename="tomcat"/>
 > <role rolename="role1"/>
 > <user username="tomcat" password="tomcat" roles="tomcat"/>
 > <user username="role1" password="tomcat" roles="role1"/>
 > <user username="both" password="tomcat" roles="tomcat,role1"/>
 > </tomcat-users>

Add this:

<role name="admin"/>
<user name="admin" password="whatever" roles="admin"/><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Murray" <parps.TakeThisOut@SPAMoffSPAMMER.optusSP4Mnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:409bb99d$0$14771$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
  > > Was that the correct role? If this helps, here is a copy of my
  > > tomcat-users.xml file..
  > >
  > > <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
  > > <tomcat-users>
  > > <role rolename="tomcat"/>
  > > <role rolename="role1"/>
  > > <user username="tomcat" password="tomcat" roles="tomcat"/>
  > > <user username="role1" password="tomcat" roles="role1"/>
  > > <user username="both" password="tomcat" roles="tomcat,role1"/>
  > > </tomcat-users>
 >
 > Add this:
 >
 > <role name="admin"/>
 > <user name="admin" password="whatever" roles="admin"/>
 >
I believe to access the manager, you need the "manager" role, and it's
"rolename" and "username", not just "name", so for a user that can access
both the admin and manager tools:
<role rolename="manager" />
<role rolename="admin" />
<user username="yourUserName" password="yourPassword"
roles="admin,manager" />

I'm not sure what the "tomcat" role is, but I don't think it's related to
either the admin or manager tool.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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[This followup was posted to comp.lang.java.programmer]

In article <hnOmc.17400$vz5.8124@nwrdny01.gnilink.net>,
nothing.RemoveThis@nothing.com says...
 > When using my web application manager
 > (http://localhost:8080/admin)
 > I forgot my password. Is there an XML file i can look at to remember/obtain
 > (possibly even set).
 > Thanks


Check the "conf/tomcat-users.xml" file under your Tomcat distribution.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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