Change the WAS administrator password in the LDAP server

If we are using the IBM Tivoli Directory Server or IBM SecureWay Security Server for z/OS and OS/390 LDAP server, we can change the IBM WAS administrator password in the LDAP server using the LDAP administration interface.

1. Log in to the LDAP server Web Administration Tool and go to...
   Directory management | Manage entries | o=wps RDN | cn=users | WAS_admin_user | Edit Attributes | Next | Optional attributes

2. Enter the new password in the userPassword field and click OK.

3. Exit the Web Administration Tool.

4. Update the RunAsRole for the PZNScheduler application.

   1. Log on to the WAS admin console with the new password and go to...
      Applications | Application Types | WebSphere enterprise applications | pznscheduler | Detail Properties | User RunAs Roles | RuleEventRunAsRole Remove

   2. Enter the fully DN of the WAS Administrator in the username field and the new password in the password field.

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

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

Parent: Update user ID and passwords