Change the WAS administrator password in the LDAP server using the LDAP administration interface

If we are using the IBM Directory Server or IBM SecureWay Security Server for z/OS and OS/390 LDAP server, we can change the WAS administrator password in the LDAP server using the LDAP administration interface. For any other LDAP server, refer to the product documentation for information about changing passwords.

To change the WAS administrator password in the LDAP server using the LDAP administration interface:

The following directions assume an LDAP tree layout where the users are all in the cn=users,o=wps subtree in the directory server. We should adjust these directions based on the own LDAP server layout.

When we change the WAS administrator password, we should also change it in LDAP server.

1. Log in to the LDAP server Web Administration Tool.

2. Click Directory management > Manage entries.

3. Select the o=wps RDN and click Expand.

4. Select cn=users and click Expand.

5. Select the WAS administrator user and click Edit Attributes.

   If this is the first time navigating to this screen, we may need to click Next before we can click the Optional attributes link.

6. Click Optional attributes.

7. Enter the new password in the userPassword field.

8. Click OK.

9. Exit the Web Administration Tool.

10. Update the RunAsRole, which changes the stored password:

    We can change the password for the WAS administrator user ID using the WebSphere Portal Edit My Profile portlet, the native utilities for the user repository, such as the LDAP administration interface or the WAS Administrative utilities. Regardless of which option you choose, once we have updated the password, we must also update the RunAsRole for the PZNScheduler application.

    1. Log on to the WAS admin console with the new password.

    2. Go to Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications.

    3. Locate and click the pznscheduler application.

    4. Click User RunAs Roles under Detail Properties.

    5. Select RuleEventRunAsRole and then click Remove.

    6. Enter the fully distinguished name (DN) of the WAS Administrator in the username field and the new password in the password field.

    7. Select RuleEventRunAsRole and then click Apply to apply the changes.

    8. Click OK, save the changes, and then restart the server.

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