# RDA - Administration

### Change the Default Password

The RDA software install configures the default username/login password as 'rdademo/rdademo1234'. Please follow the below steps to change it.

**Step 1:** Stop the RDA services (Note: Please make sure to change the directory to the RDA install folder, the below examples are for reference only.)

**Windows:**

```
cd c:\rda-docker-compose-with-ssl
```

**Linux / Mac OS:**

```
cd /home/macaw/rda-docker-compose-with-ssl
```

**Step 2:** Edit **docker-compose.yml** file using your favorite editor and update the default password with a new one, save the file.

**Step 3:** Run the below command to start the **RDA** service.

```
docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
```

**Step 4:** Login to RDA UI using a browser (enter the URL as **https\://\<rda-ip-address>:9998)** and login with the new password.

### Start and Stop RDA Service:&#x20;

Note: Please make sure to change the directory to RDA install folder, below examples are for reference only.

**Windows:**

```
cd c:\rda-docker-compose-with-ssl
```

**Linux / Mac OS:**

```
cd /home/macaw/rda-docker-compose-with-ssl
```

To stop the **RDA** service

**Windows:**

```
cd c:\rda-docker-compose-with-ssl
docker-compose stop
```

**Linux / Mac OS:**

```
cd /home/macaw/rda-docker-compose-with-ssl/
docker-compose stop
```

To start the **RDA** service

**Windows:**

```
cd c:\rda-docker-compose-with-ssl
docker-compose stop
```

**Linux / Mac OS**&#x20;

```
cd /home/macaw/rda-docker-compose-with-ssl/
docker-compose start
```

###

### Check RDA service status:

![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MAygHzNCQ33zRR43qxF%2F-MU7Al1L6p3wrK3dNkQu%2F-MU7I17SF-pcLvbZJcVR%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-02-21%20at%209.51.05%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=b23662a3-722b-4163-b24c-7c30b00f548c)