Reset Admin Password on a Citrix License Appliance

Log in with root
Type “find / -name server.xml”
 This lists the server.xml files on the license server















Type “vi /opt/citrix/licensing/LS/conf/server.xml ”
This puts you into edit mode on the license appliance's xml file
Press the down arrown until you find the Administrator user line as seen below

Press the “i” key – this will put you in insert mode

Arrow right until you are the very end of the field labeled password=””

Delete the encoded password and type your temporary password.  This case I put the password as “test”

Press esc

Hold the shift key and press Z twice to save the file.

Reboot your license appliance.

Log into the dashboard with your admin user and the password you supplied.

*I have only done this on a dev box and not in production.  Edit production boxes at your own risk.
-David Rowe