> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/5.5/deployment/configuration/iam/authentication/admin-account.md).

# Admin Account

When you first log in to Lenses, use the default credentials `admin/admin`

The default account is a super user and can be used to create groups and other accounts with appropriate permissions.

The default account username and password may be adjusted as below.

{% hint style="danger" %}
We strongly recommend that you change the default password. If you don’t, you will be prompted with a dashboard notification.

For security purposes, it is strongly advised to use your password’s SHA256 checksum instead of the plaintext.
{% endhint %}

{% code title="security.conf" %}

```bash
# Lenses Administrator settings
lenses.security.user = "admin"

## For the password you can either use the plaintext
#lenses.security.password = "admin"
## Or you may use the SHA256 checksum (advised)
lenses.security.password = "sha256:8c6976e5b5410415bde908bd4dee15dfb167a9c873fc4bb8a81f6f2ab448a918"
```

{% endcode %}

To create a SHA256 checksum for your password you can use the command line tools available in your Linux server or macOS.

```bash
unset HISTFILE # Disable history for the current terminal
echo -n "password" | sha256sum
```

## Disabling the Admin Account

To disable the Lenses Administrator user, set an adequately long random password. You can achieve this by using the snippet below:

```bash
dd if=/dev/urandom count=1 bs=1024 | sha256sum
```


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