# LDAP ByPass - Need to Update LDAP Account Info

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-bypass-need-to-update-ldap-account-info/40466>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-bypass-need-to-update-ldap-account-info/40466 "2020-11-09T21:30:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![asten.macdougall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@asten.macdougall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/asten.macdougall)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-bypass-need-to-update-ldap-account-info/40466/1 "2020-11-09T21:30:03Z")

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Hello, we’ve got an ignition gateway server that uses LDAP as it’s primary form of authentication. The LDAP account got its password forcibly changed due to a domain security breach. Is there some way I can modify the LDAP lookup account information without first signing in? Any other workarounds you might have?

Thanks for your time,  
Asten

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-bypass-need-to-update-ldap-account-info/40466/2 "2020-11-09T21:41:17Z")

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The easiest solution would be to just copy the existing settings (other than password) to a new profile, then delete the old profile and rename the new one. Everything in Ignition should reference the profile by it’s name as a string and ‘just work’ when you switch things over.

That said, definitely take a .gwbk before doing anything.

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**Author:** ![asten.macdougall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@asten.macdougall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/asten.macdougall)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ldap-bypass-need-to-update-ldap-account-info/40466/3 "2020-11-24T15:19:29Z")

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Thank you. I took a backup as suggested. Then, I was able to get back via web admin in by doing a gateway password change via: [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Gateway+Command-line+Utility](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Gateway+Command-line+Utility)