Changing key HCL Workload Automation passwords
About this task
When you change passwords for key users in your HCL Workload Automation environment, there are various operations to perform, depending on which user's password is being changed, the type of operating system on which it is deployed, and the type of HCL Workload Automation node where the password is being changed.
If you decide to proceed manually, the following pages describe what you have to do if the passwords of any of the following users change:
HCL Workload Automation instance owner
- The <TWS_user> (the instance owner) of a HCL Workload Automation component .
- WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base user
- The WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base user
which authenticates the <TWS_user> being used by HCL Workload Automation components. For more
information, see the WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base documentation, for
example securityUtility command. This utility requires the JAVA_HOME environment variable to be set. If you do not have Java installed, you can optionally use the Java version provided with the product and available in:
- HCL Workload Automation
- <INST_DIR>/TWS/JavaExt/jre/jre
- Dynamic Workload Console
- <DWC_INST_DIR>/java/jre/bin
- Streamlogon user
- The streamlogon user of any job run in the HCL Workload Automation environment (jobs running on Windows® only)
For all other users of HCL Workload Automation, no action is required
if their passwords change.
Note: After changing any password, you must
restart the Liberty application server.
Before changing any passwords, you must first change the password
at the operating system level using native commands, as follows:
- On UNIX operating systems
- use the passwd command.
- On Windows operating systems
- use the net user command.
- On Windows™ operating systems:
- Passwords for users can include any alphanumeric characters and ()!?=^*/~[]$_+;:.,@`-#.
- On UNIX™ and LINUX systems:
- Passwords for users can include any alphanumeric characters and ()!?=*~_+.-.
See If and where password changes are required to determine if a change of password
requires actions to be taken for a role on the different HCL Workload Automation components. Look up the
role and the component and determine from the corresponding table cell where the changes must be
made:
- If the cell contains a "✓", make the change on the system where the indicated component is running
- If the cell contains "MDM", make the change on the master domain manager to which the component belongs
Note: After changing any password, you must restart the Liberty application
server.
Role | MDM | BKM | FTA | FTA + CONN |
---|---|---|---|---|
HCL Workload Automation instance owner (Windows®) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base user | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Database user | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Streamlogon user (Windows®) | ✓ | ✓ | MDM | MDM |