Reset Admin Password

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Hello, I am trying to reset my admin password. I ran

sudo gvmd --user=admin --new-password=passwd

I received the following response

md main:MESSAGE:2025-04-10 18h54.29 utc:4722: Greenbone Vulnerability Manager version 25.2.1 (DB revision 259)
md manage: INFO:2025-04-10 18h54.29 utc:4722: Modifying user password.
md manage:WARNING:2025-04-10 18h54.29 utc:4722: sql_open: PQconnectStart to ‘gvmd’ failed: connection to server on socket “/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432” failed: No such file or directory
Is the server running locally and accepting connections on that socket?
md manage:WARNING:2025-04-10 18h54.29 utc:4722: init_manage_open_db: sql_open failed

2

First of all which installation method do you use?

The error message says the postgres database is not running or not reachable.

3

Hello bricks. I just reinstalled openvas and retrieved the password. Thanks anyeway.