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Oracle EBS 12.2 post clone adadminsrvctl.sh start failed, Weblogic failed to start with new password, showing error invalid credentials.

CAUSE: 

As part of adcfgclone.sh dualfs, we pass new weblogic password but EBS 12.2 filesystem from source still having some hardcoded passwords at some files like  boot.properties.Because of these passwords not in sync, post clone adadminsrvctl.sh start will not accept both source password or new password and it fails with error INVALID credentials.

FIX:

Step 1: Find out encrypted password from

 $EBS_DOMAIN_HOME/servers/AdminServer/security/boot.properties and decrypt it.

Follow steps to decrypt password from my below post URL:

https://rajoracleappsdba.blogspot.com/2026/05/how-to-retrieve-weblogic-password-if.html

Step 2: Once you get the boot.properties  password decrypted then follow below steps:

Source run filesystem: 

. EBSapps.env run

Step 3: Check and make sure no Middleware process running, terminate if any old process exists.
Step 4: Take a backup of exisitng Security Configuration file 

cd $EBS_DOMAIN_HOME/security
cp DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift.bak

Step 5:  Sync previously decrypted password into the LDAP initialize

java -cp $FMW_HOME/wlserver_10.3/server/lib/weblogic.jar weblogic.security.utils.AdminAccount weblogic <decrypted_weblogic_password_step1> .

check latest timestamp of DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift to confirm its updated

Step 6: Overwrite Global Domain and Instance Credentials

clear previous adming server cache

rm -rf $EBS_DOMAIN_HOME/servers/AdminServer/data

Step 7: Create new palintest boot.properties with details of weblogic username and password

cd $EBS_DOMAIN_HOME/servers/AdminServer/security
mv boot.properties boot.properties.orig
vi boot.properties
username=weblogic
password=<decrypted_weblogic_password_step1>

Step 8: Try starting admin server now 

sh $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME/adadminsrvctl.sh start

Optional:

Once admin server started successfully, you can reset password to any new value:

Rest weblogic password :

perl $FND_TOP/patch/115/bin/txkUpdateEBSDomain.pl -action=updateAdminPassword

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