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Changing the Configuration Manager password

You can change the password to access the Configuration Manager client. Two methods are available to change the password.

You can change the Configuration Manager password when you open the Configuration Manager by clicking Modify in the window where you enter the user ID and password.

Alternatively, to change the Configuration Manager password...

Procedure

1. Start:

   • A command line session.

   • A QShell session.

   • A command prompt session.

2. Change to the following directory:

   • WC_INSTALL/bin

   • WC_INSTALL\bin

3. Issue the following command:

   • ./wcs_encrypt.sh new_password

   • wcs_encrypt new_password

   Where new_password is the new password for the Configuration Manager.

   Two encrypted versions of the new password will be generated:

   • ASCII encrypted string

   • HEX encrypted string

   The ASCII encrypted string will be required for the next step.

4. Open the PwdMgr.xml file in a text editor.

   • WC_INSTALL/instances

   • WC_USER/instances

5. Modify LoginPassword in the PwdMgr.xml file with the ASCII encrypted password from step 3 and save the changes.

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