Sonatype Nexus: "invalid authentication ticket" on password change

Question

I'm trying to change the admin password. I get this error: invalid authentication ticket

Answer 1

It's a known issue: https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/NEXUS-10252

You need just to change your password within 15 seconds after entering current password.

Answer 2

I have a hack(ethical) and hence alternate but longer way to do this :-)

Steps:-

1. Create a new admin user(previously logged in using admin default credentials) - different user name, etc, etc
2. Now login using new(admin) user that you created in step 1.
3. Delete the previous admin user (the default one)
4. Again create a new admin user using new credentials
5. Login using admin user that you just created, and problemo solved :-)