Short answer
Open Account Manager then Change Password in DirectAdmin and set a new one. This is the hosting account password, which is separate from your client area password — changing one does not change the other.
Changing it also changes the password for the main FTP account, because they are the same credentials. If you have an FTP client saved with the old password, update it afterwards or the connection will start failing.
Learn more
- How to change your DirectAdmin passwordChanging the DirectAdmin password on your hosting account, what else uses that password, and what to update afterwards.
- Client area vs DirectAdmin: which one do I use?Traxio has two logins. The client area handles billing and the account; DirectAdmin runs the hosting. Here’s which does what.
- Strong passwords and password managersWhat actually makes a password strong, why reuse is the real danger, and how a password manager makes unique passwords effortless.
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