Setting or changing the master password

If you've set up your instance with default values, and not yet modified it as explained in the following section, the database management screen will display a warning, telling you that the master password is not set and advising you to set one with a direct link:

To set the master password, you need to perform the following: 

1. Click on the Set Master Password button. You will get a dialog box asking you to provide the New Master Password:

1. Type in a non-trivial new password and click on Continue

If the master password is already set, click on the Set Master Password button at the bottom of the screen to change it. In the displayed dialog box, type the previous master password and the new one, and then click on Continue.

The master password is in the server configuration file under the admin_password key. If the server was started without specifying a configuration file, a new one will be generated in ~/.odoorc. See the next recipe for more information about the configuration file.