Environment
Net IQ Advanced Authentication Framework
Advanced Authentication
AAF 5.6
Situation
Password for local\admin account has expired and local\admin can't log in to admin portal
Unable to access Administrative Portal after Admin password expires
Resolution
Login to the enrollment page and change the password. Go to https://myaafserver.something.whatever.com/enroll Login as local\admin with the expired password and define a new password.
Another option is to login as a helpdesk user to the helpdesk page, https://myaafserver.something.whatever.com/helpdesk Select local\admin as the managed user, and set a new password.
If login to helpdesk or enrollment portal still fails then the local\admin password can be reset by using the steps outlined in TID 7023511