For resetting the Splunk password of a version prior to 7.1:  We can follow the below steps:  Stop the Splunk Enterprise.  Find the password file for the instance (generally located at $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passw) and rename it to passw.bk  After then Start Splunk Enterprise and login to the instance from Splunk Web using the default credentials of admin/changeme.  Here it will be asked to enter a new password for the admin account.  In case you have previously created any other users and know its login details, copy and paste their credentials from the passw.bk file into the passwd file and Splunk restart is required.  For setting Splunk password after the 7.1 version:  We can follow the below steps:  Splunk Enterprise must be stopped first.  Find the 'passw' file for your instance ($SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd) and rename it to passwd.bk  Create a file named user-seed.conf in your $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/ directory.  In the file add the following text:  PASSWORD = NEW_PASSWORD  In the place of "NEW_PASSWORD" insert the password you would like to use.  Start Splunk Enterprise and use the new password to log into your instance from Splunk Web. In case of earlier previously created other users and know their login details, copy and paste their credentials from the passwbk file into the passwd file and restart Splunk.