setting password via environment variable does not work

[hacker-h]

Using the given example run command to set the admin password via environmental variable fails: docker run -d -p 443:443 -e OV_PASSWORD=securepassword41 --name openvas mikesplain/openvas

Apparently the variable OV_PASSWORD is not read successfully, there might be a bug in the file "start".

[eidexe]

Same problem here. After the container is created the defined password via OV_PASSWORD is not valid if one tries to login in the web interface. Tested with docker on macOS.

[yippeykeiyay]

Yep, same issue here.

[Sopamo]

Until the issue is fixed you can set the password manually by executing

openvasmd --user=admin --new-password=your_secure_password

[yippeykeiyay]

@Sopamo thank you!

[fabionitto]

Actually, the password on OV_PASSWORD is set only if the variable SETUPUSER is set. So setting SETUPUSER=true should do it. Only watch out because it takes a while for openvasmd to set the password, since its done only after NVT rebuild process, which takes a while.

On a side note to dev: could admin password be set from OV_PASSWORD variable, before NVT rebuilding?

[BadFlo]

Still same issue. in start file, "IF" should be modified to allow password change after first start of container.

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[hacker-h]

the issue is still present

[hacker-h]

/reopen

[hacker-h]

/open

[hacker-h]

/help