- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Disclaimer
- Preface
- Introduction
- Authentication
- Component access control
- Log in to PowerProtect Data Manager
- User and credential management
- Login security settings
- Authentication types and setup
- Identity providers
- Authentication to external systems
- Authorization
- Log Settings
- Network and Communication Security Settings
- Data Security Settings
- Cryptography
- Security Updates and Patching
- Authenticity and Integrity
- About product authenticity and integrity
- Verification
- Verify the signer or signers for Windows binaries
- Verify the vendor for Linux (RPM-based) packages
- Verify the vendor for Linux (Debian-based) packages
- Verify GPG signatures for Linux (RPM-based) packages
- Verify the signature for JAR files
- Verify SHA-256 checksums in Windows
- Verify SHA-256 checksums in Linux
- Verify SHA-256 checksums in AIX
- Miscellaneous Configuration and Management Elements
- REST API Procedures
PowerProtect Data Manager 19.10 Security Configuration Guide
Change operating system passwords
Only the Administrator role can change operating system passwords. You can change the password for the Linux operating system root, admin, and support users by using the PowerProtect Data Manager UI.
About this task
For the root user, this method works if the current password has not expired and you know the current password. If the root password has expired, the attempt fails.
Review Common password policy before you select a new password.
Steps
- Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the Administrator role.
- Click
, and then select
Authentication.
The System Users window displays. - Select the password you want to change:
- For the root and support users, click Edit.
- For the operating system admin user, click Reset. You can change the operating system admin user password without providing the existing password.
- Update the form, and then click Save.
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