Create admin account from Command Line in Zimbra
In general, there are multiple administrators who manage the mail server. It is wise to use separate administrative account to access in admin portal. It will help to identify the activities performed by an administrator. This article guides you to create an admin account and to provide administrative privileges on an existing account. Create a new admin account: zimbra@mail:~$ zmprov ca newadmin@domain.com newPassword zimbraIsAdminAccount TRUE It will create an admin account with full privilege. Provide administrative privilege to an existing account: zimbra@mail:~$ zmprov ma olduser@domain.com zimbraIsAdminAccount TRUE To change the password for the olduser: zimbra@mail:~$ zmprov sp olduser@domain.com newpassword