Modify the default administrator password
Before running the commands shown on this page, you should load the Bitnami stack environment by executing the installdir/use_APPNAME script (Linux and MacOS) or by clicking the shortcut in the Start Menu under “Start -> Bitnami APPNAME Stack -> Application console” (Windows). On OS X VMs, the installation directory is /opt/bitnami and OS X VM users can click the “Open Terminal” button to run commands. Learn more about the Bitnami stack environment and about OS X VMs.
For security reasons the master password is randomly generated during the installation of the application. To find the master password, view the installdir/apps/odoo/conf/odoo-server.conf configuration file and search for the line below, which contains the password:
admin_passwd = PASSWORD
To set another password:
Edit the installdir/apps/odoo/conf/odoo-server.conf file:
$ sudo nano installdir/apps/odoo/conf/odoo-server.conf
Modify the line below and replace the PASSWORD placeholder with your desired password:
admin_passwd = PASSWORD
Restart the Apache server:
$ sudo installdir/ctlscript.sh restart apache
NOTE: The configuration file name changed since the Odoo 10 version was released. If you are using a prior version, the configuration file is at installdir/apps/odoo/conf/openerp-server.conf.