By default, the NetWorker Authentication Service password policy enforces password expiration for local user accounts every 90 days. A NetWorker Authentication Service administrator can change the password for any local user.
Note: This process requires that the current Administrator password is known and valid. If the NetWorker Administrator password is unknown or expired, follow:
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000014714
A non-administrator user can only change their own password.
Use the authc_mgmt command on the NetWorker authentication server to change the password for a local database user. The command to change the password differs, depending on the user that changes the password.
Changing Password for Administrator User:
- To change the password for the administrator account, or for a non-administrator user to change their password, use the -e update-password option:
authc_mgmt -u username -p "current_password" -e update-password -D password-new-value="new_password"
where:
- "username" is the name of the user whose password you want to change, or local administrator account.
- "current_password" is the current password for the username that you specified.
- "new_password" is the new password for the username that you specified.
For example, to change the password for the local administrator account, type the following command:
authc_mgmt -u administrator -p "1.Password" -e update-password -D password-new-value="1.Updated2"
Note:
To change the password without typing the new password in the command string, do not include the -D password-new-value="new_password" option. The command will prompt you for the new password and will not display the characters.
Changing Password for non-administrator User:
- To use the administrator account to change the password for any user, use the -eupdate-user option with the -D user-name and -D user-password options:
authc_mgmt -u administrator -p "current_password" -e update-user -D user-name=username -D user password="new_password"
where:
- "current_password" is the password for the administrator account.
- "username" is the name of the user whose password you want to change.
- "new_password" is the new password that you want to set for the user.
For example, to change the password for a local user who is named Noelle to ".Mynewpass1", type the following command:
authc_mgmt -u administrator -p "1.Password" -e update-user -D username=Noelle -D user-password=".Mynewpass1"