Checking the Password Synchronization Status for a User

An iManager task is provided to let you determine whether the Distribution Password for a specific user is the same as the password in the connected system.

In iManager, click Password Management > Check Password Status.

The Check Password Status task in iManager causes the driver to be given a Check Object Password action to perform.

Not all drivers support password check. Those that do must contain a password-check capability in the driver's manifest. iManager does not allow password check operations to be sent to drivers that do not contain this capability in the manifest.

Check Object Password checks the Distribution Password. If the Distribution Password is not being updated, Check Object Password might report that passwords are not synchronized.

The Distribution Password is not updated if

• You are using the synchronization method described in Scenario 1: eDirectory to eDirectory Password Synchronization Using NDS Password.
• You are synchronizing Universal Password (as in Scenario 2: Synchronizing Universal Password), but you have not enabled the Password Policy configuration option to synchronize Universal Password to Distribution Password.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that for eDirectory, the Check Password Status checks the NDS Password instead of the Universal Password. This means that if the user's Password Policy does not specify to synchronize the NDS Password with the Universal Password, the passwords are always reported as being not synchronized. In fact, the Distribution Password and the password on the connected system might be in sync, but Check Password Status won't be accurate unless both the NDS Password and the Distribution Password are synchronized with the Universal Password.