chgwcspwd utility

The chgwcspwd utility changes the encrypted password for users.

 

Syntax

 

Parameter values

database

The name of the target relational database as displayed in the relational database directory.

schema_name

The name of target database schema. This name is normally the same as the WebSphere Commerce instance name (for example, demo).

instance

The WebSphere Commerce instance name (for example, demo).

instancePwd

The password for the WebSphere Commerce instance.

merKey

The WebSphere Commerce merchant key. This parameter is used if the merchant key is not retrieved from the Key locator framework (KLF).

k

The merchant key is to be retrieved from the Key locator framework (KLF) using the specified keys_config_file_location. The absolute path of the file must be specified.

wcsUser

The WebShere Commerce user ID.

wcsUserPwd

The password for the WebSphere Commerce user ID.

oneWayHash

WebSphere Commerce uses a one way hash for password encryption. The values are true or false. The default value of the parameter is "true". IBM recommends that you use the default value for this parameter.

 

Example

The following example shows you how to use the utility to change the encrypted password for a user named customer1 if the merchant key is not retrieved from the Key locator framework (KLF):

chgwcspwd.sh -database demo -schema demo -instance demo
-instancePwd mypassword 
             -merKey 1234567890abcdef -wcsUser customer1
-wcsUserPwd customer1pwd

The following example shows you how to use the utility to change the encrypted password for a user named customer1 if the merchant key is retrieved from the Key locator framework (KLF):

chgwcspwd.sh -database demo -schema demo -instance demo
-instancePwd mypassword
             -k
C:\WebSphere\CommerceServer\instances\xml\CustomKeys.xml -wcsUser
customer1 -wcsUserPwd customer1pwd

Behavior

Resets the password of a WebSphere Commerce user.

Related concepts

Quick reference to user IDs, passwords, and Web addresses

Key Locator Framework (KLF)

Related tasks

Generating WebSphere Commerce encrypted passwords