Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Reset the Adminisrator Tool Password in OBIEE

Step1 : Open NQSConfig.INI file (Path : C:\OracleBI\server\Config\NQSConfig.INI)
Step2 : Go to Security part and find AUTHENTICATION_TYPE = BYPASS_NQS;
            Uncomment (remove #) this part.
Step3 : Stop the BI Server service
Step4 : Close Administration Tool, if opened. (Then only the changes are affecting to the Administration Tool)
Step5 : Open Administration Tool, then rpd which needs password reset, in offline mode.
Step5 : Give any password, it accepts.
Step6 : Now go to Manage > Security. From here it’s the normal process how you change password.
Step7 : Save the changes to rpd.
Step8 : Revert back the changes in NQSConfig.INI
Step9 : Start BI Server and open rpd with new password.