Ubuntu Server 16.03: UBNT Controller Password Recovery

[gjacobse]

Okay,.. so I've used Mongo in the past.. and more recently RoboMongo. No big deal here. Not going to link all the stuff to that, since it's know, I've used it successfully and such such so on.

So.. got the controller running this morning after fighting it (and work) last night.

Ubuntu 16.04 VM
UniFI 5.5.29

Seems the written password I have is invalid.. no biggie.. yet..

$ mongo --port 27117 --shell --quiet
type "help" for help
> show dbs
ace       0.078GB
ace_stat  0.078GB
admin     (empty)
local     0.078GB
test      (empty)
> use ace
switched to db ace
> db.admin.find()
>

and now what.. every document shows there should be a return here.. Ugh.. Try RoboMongo

Installed, setup connection to the VM by IP

But won't connect even with SSH Username/password. In the past (GASP - YOU DID WHAT) the Controller was also my desktop - so I had the full gui... this is server..

sigh.. let the bashing begin...

[gjacobse]

Tagging:

@scottalanmiller
@JaredBusch
@dbeato
@travisdh1
@bueller

[scottalanmiller]

@gjacobse said in Ubuntu Server 16.03: UBNT Controller Password Recovery:

But won't connect even with SSH Username/password.

What won't connect, SSH? How are you seeing the output?

[dbeato]

Seems like you don't have an admin on it right there. In my Ubuntu 18.04 server I needed to install the shell tools:

sudo apt install mongodb-org-shell

then I connected as you have it

mongo --port 27117 --shell --quiet

The results are below

[gjacobse]

@dbeato

sudo apt install mongodb-org-shell

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mongodb-org-shell is already the newest version (2.6.12).
mongodb-org-shell set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[gjacobse]

@scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Server 16.03: UBNT Controller Password Recovery:

@gjacobse said in Ubuntu Server 16.03: UBNT Controller Password Recovery:

But won't connect even with SSH Username/password.

What won't connect, SSH? How are you seeing the output?

Connect via the CLI once you are connected via SSH.

[dbeato]

@gjacobse said in Ubuntu Server 16.03: UBNT Controller Password Recovery:

@dbeato

sudo apt install mongodb-org-shell

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mongodb-org-shell is already the newest version (2.6.12).
mongodb-org-shell set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Is that your actual version UniFI 5.5.29? or 5.9.29?

[gjacobse]

@dbeato said in Ubuntu Server 16.03: UBNT Controller Password Recovery:

@gjacobse said in Ubuntu Server 16.03: UBNT Controller Password Recovery:

@dbeato

sudo apt install mongodb-org-shell

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mongodb-org-shell is already the newest version (2.6.12).
mongodb-org-shell set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Is that your actual version UniFI 5.5.29? or 5.9.29?

[dbeato]

Do you have a backup from the other controller? Try setting up this controller completely new and import the backup settings after setup.

[dbeato]

Also for you record, this
https://thinkofnetwork.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/unlock-lost-ubiquiti-unifi-controller/