Changing the Configuration Manager password
You can change the password to access the Configuration Manager client. Two methods are available to change the password.
About this task
You can change the Configuration Manager password when you open the Configuration Manager by clicking Modify in the window where you enter your user ID and password.
Alternatively, to change the Configuration Manager password, complete the following steps:
Procedure
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Start:
- A command line session.
- A QShell session.
- A command prompt session.
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Change to the following directory:
- WC_installdir/bin
- WC_installdir\bin
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Issue the following command:
- ./wcs_encrypt.sh new_password
- wcs_encrypt new_password
Where new_password is the new password for the Configuration Manager.
Two encrypted versions of the new password will be generated:
- ASCII encrypted string
- HEX encrypted string
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Open the PwdMgr.xml file in a text editor.
- WC_installdir/instances
- WC_userdir/instances
- Modify LoginPassword in the PwdMgr.xml file with the ASCII encrypted password from step 3 and save your changes.