2.4 Changing the Agent User Password

When the Messaging Agent and Archive Agent are installed, the user’s eDirectory password that is used to read the configuration that starts the agents is stored in the startup file for each agent. The password is obfuscated to prevent it from being read.

The NMPassword utility is used to change the password in the startup file for both the Messaging Agent and the Archive Agent.

2.4.1 Changing the Agent User Password on Windows

Before using the utility, you must verify that a drive has been mapped to the location of the startup file.

To change the password:

  1. In Windows, click Start > Run, then enter cmd to open a command window.

  2. Use the following command to change the password:

    c:\gwm202\server\utility\nmpwd\nmpwd.exe --startup=<path to startup file> --password=<new password>

2.4.2 Changing the Agent User Password on Linux

Before using the utility, you must verify that a drive is mapped to the location of the startup file.

  1. Change to the /opt/novell/messenger/bin/ directory.

  2. Become root by entering sux and the root password.

  3. Use the following command to change the password:

    ./nmpwd --startup=<path to startup file> --password=<new password>