What is the default password for Webmin?

Webmin ships with username "root" and password "(set during install)". Change it immediately on first login.

Webmin default password & login

Web-based Linux system administration. Authenticates against the system root password — Webmin itself has no separate default.

Use these credentials for the very first login to Webmin only. The full vendor documentation linked below explains how to rotate them and harden the install.

Default username

root

Default password

Set during install / first-run wizard

Default port

10000(Webmin)

Default admin URL

https://server-ip:10000

Notes & recovery

Reset with: /usr/share/webmin/changepass.pl /etc/webmin root <newpass>

Official documentation →

Change the default immediately

Anyone with internet access can try the published default on Webmin. Set a strong, unique password the moment you finish first-time setup, ideally before exposing the service to your LAN.

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