This document outlines how to reset the admin user password in APM when using local, EEM, EEM/LDAP or LDAP security methods.
Environment
APM 10.x
Resolution
It depends on the type of security you are using for APM.
If you are using local APM authentication, you define/change the password for the admin user in the users.xml file. See the following link for details: Configuring CA APM users and groups in users.xml
If you are using EEM authentication for APM, with an internal EEM user store, you can define/change the admin password through the EEM UI:
If you are using EEM authentication, with an external LDAP user store or using LDAP authentication without EEM, you need to define/change the password using the appropriate LDAP tools.