Set ColdFusion Administrator password

To set the password that restricts access to ColdFusion Administrator pages:

  1. Click Security>CF Admin Password in the ColdFusion Administrator navigation frame. The Administrator password page appears.

  2. Enable the Use a ColdFusion Administration Password option by putting a check in the check box.

  3. In the New Password text box, enter a password using a maximum of 20 characters.

  4. Confirm your new password in the Confirmation text box. If you make a mistake and enter passwords that do not match, you see an error message.  

  5. Click Submit Changes to save the password.

 

Note: If you use ColdFusion RDS, you have to stop and restart the ColdFusion RDS whenever you change passwords.

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