: During the "Set Up Your First Account" step of installation, you must provide a full name, mailbox name (typically postmaster ), and a password.
If you are using MDaemon’s and need to reset its global administrator password: Stop the SecurityGateway service.
: By default, this first account is given full administrative rights and serves as the global administrator for the server. mdaemon default admin password
Open an elevated Command Prompt and navigate to \Program Files\MDaemon Technologies\SecurityGateway\App\ . Run the command: sgdbtool reset . This resets the administrator password to .
If you are locked out of the MDaemon administrator account, you can use several methods to regain access depending on your specific situation. 1. Resetting the GUI Lock Password : During the "Set Up Your First Account"
any temporary passwords created during a reset.
Navigate to the \MDaemon\App\ folder and open the file with a text editor. Locate the [Special] section. Delete the line starting with LockPassword= . Restart MDaemon. The GUI will no longer be locked. 2. Resetting via Webmail (Self-Service) Open an elevated Command Prompt and navigate to
for the admin account in the Webmail Security settings before an emergency occurs. How to reset administrator passwords in SecurityGateway