HP C7000 OA password reset

If one have HP C7000 OA which he/she forgot its password and still have physical access to it, it’s possible to reset the password to original one using one simple file and one USB flash drive; for doing so here are the steps.

1. Create a file like “FILENAME.CFG” with one of below mention content or download it from below and place it on the USB flash drive.
2. Attach USB flash drive to the OA which it’s password has been forgotten.
3. use Insight Display/Control to do below activity
   1. Select “USB Menu“
   2. Select “Restore Configuration:
   3. Select “FILENAME.CFG“

Possible Content

As I searched on the internet there are multiple possible way to do this and here I’m listing from simplest one.

Content #1 (download)

set script mode on
SET USER PASSWORD Administrator password

Content #2 (download)

ADD USER admin hpinvent
SET USER ACCESS admin ADMINISTRATOR
ASSIGN SERVER ALL admin
ASSIGN INTERCONNECT ALL admin
ASSIGN OA admin
ENABLE USER admin

HPONCFG all  << end_marker
<RIBCL VERSION="2.0">
  <LOGIN USER_LOGIN="adminname" PASSWORD="password">
  <USER_INFO MODE="write">
    <ADD_USER
      USER_NAME="admin"
      USER_LOGIN="admin"
      PASSWORD="hpinvent">
      <ADMIN_PRIV value ="Yes"/>
      <REMOTE_CONS_PRIV value ="Yes"/>
      <RESET_SERVER_PRIV value ="Yes"/>
      <VIRTUAL_MEDIA_PRIV value ="Yes"/>
      <CONFIG_ILO_PRIV value="Yes"/>
    </ADD_USER>
  </USER_INFO>
  </LOGIN>
</RIBCL>

Source 1  &  Source 2