Alternative way of logging in to the platform

The article describes an additional way of logging in to the BILLmanager platform.

Description

After installing BILLmanager, the terminal displays data for the first login:

• platform link;
• login: root;
• password: root password.

There are situations when it is not possible to enter this data. For example, when using RHEL9 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) or special OS builds. In these cases, you can use an alternative method.

Solution

To log in to the platform:

1. Connect to the server with the platform via SSH with the superuser permissions. For more information about connecting via SSH, see Workstation setup.

2. Generate a random key at least 16-characters long:

   pwgen -s 16 1

   Details

   16 — the combination length;

   1 — the number of combinations.

3. Copy the key to the clipboard.

4. Execute the function to create an access key: 

   /usr/local/mgr5/sbin/mgrctl -m billmgr session.newkey username=user key=generatedKey

   Details

   user — username;

   generatedKey — the combination that you have copied to the clipboard on step 3.

5. Follow the URL in the browser:

   Log in with the key

   domain.com:1500/billmgr?func=auth&key=generatedKey

   Details

   domain.com — a domain name or a public IP address of the control panel.

   generatedKey — the combination that you have copied to the clipboard on step 2.

6. Following the URL will log in you in BILLmanager with administrator permissions. The temporary key will be reset automatically after the control panel stays idle for 1 hour. The key validity period can be changed using the OneTimeExpire parameter in the configuration file. See details in Configuration file.