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ArgoCD change default admin username

ArgoCD comes with default admin username.
I would like to change the default admin username for security reasons.
Is it possible?
How to do it?

Solution

  • Check out the official documentation.

    You can do it with ArgoCD CLI:

    # if you are managing users as the admin user, <current-user-password> should be the current admin password.
argocd account update-password \
  --account <name> \
  --current-password <current-user-password> \
  --new-password <new-user-password>

    This is not documented but I guess the passwords are actually stored in a Secret.

    That being said, using the admin account is not recommended. You should disable the admin account and create individual accounts or, better, use SSO with your existing user base.