Easysoft Data Access

I have forgotten the ADMIN password and need to use it to update other users privileges using the ADMIN user. What should I do?

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To change the ADMIN user password is a fairly complicated process and will involve losing all other user definitions. To change the ADMIN password, do the following:

  1. Create a blank catalog using the server administrator (in a separate directory to your regular Easysoft catalog).
  2. During the creation of the catalog, you will be asked to enter a password. This is the 'new' password for the ADMIN user.
  3. In your regular Easysoft catalog, rename the following files esuser.dat & idx and esdbprv.dat & idx.
  4. Move the same files into your regular Easysoft catalog.

This will change the ADMIN user. It will however lose any other users that you have added in. Use the Easysoft PC Administrator to re-add these users.

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