How to Change ias_admin password of Application Server

A small trick to reset the password of the ias_admin user.Just go to the directory $ORACLE_HOME/sysman/j2ee/conf. In this directory you'll find the configuration file jazn-data.xml. Inside this configuration file you'll find the definition of the ias_admin user including his encrypted password:

snippet from jazn-data.xml

...

ias_admin
{903}YdvTMA...

Inside the tag you see the encrypted password of the ias_admin. To reset the password, just change the value inside the tag as follows:
snippet from jazn-data.xml

...

ias_admin
!mynewpassword1

The new password you have to provide in clear text has to start with a "!". Be aware that the new password must match the password rules: minimum 6 signs and one sign must be a number. After your changes, Stop and Start iasconsole

• emctl stop iasconsole
• emctl start iasconsole

Now you can login with your new password and inside the jazn-data.xml the provided password in clear text is automatically changed into an encrypted password.