CODESYS User Login Credentials Lost User Guide

1. Overview

Describe the background and scope of application for customers experiencing problems connecting devices using codesys programming software.

  • Background
  • Scope

1.1 Background

Some users may experience invalid user authentication for the target device when using codesys login to connect to the device by forgetting the login username and password. This article provides a solution to guide users to create new user login credentials by deleting the old username and password. When connecting to a device with an incorrect username and password, the following message is displayed:

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1.2 Scope of application

The applicable product models for this application include ED-IPC series, ED-HMI series devices with codesys license.

2 Application Guideline

Prerequisites::

  • The IP address of the device's Ethernet port has been obtained

  • SSH connection to the device

TIP

The device's Ethernet port IP is set to the static IP address 192.168.0.100 by default.

steps:

  1. SSH login to the appliance and then execute the following commands in sequence to delete the old login credentials:
sudo rm /var/opt/codesys/.UserDatabase.csv
sudo rm /var/opt/codesys/.UserDatabase.csv_
sudo rm /var/opt/codesys/.GroupDatabase.csv
sudo rm /var/opt/codesys/.GroupDatabase.csv_
  1. Reboot the device and restart the codesys programming software to scan the logged in device will prompt the following:

​ Click Yes to recreate the new user.

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  1. Configure “Name” and “Password” and click “Confirm” when finished.
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  1. Once you have configured a new username and password, go ahead and click Login to enter the new username and password to connect to the device.

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