Reset password using CLI

Reset password using CLI
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Purpose

This topic describes the steps to reset a password using a command line interface (CLI) script.

Types of user accounts

The script allows you to change the password for:

Service administrator

Partition administrator

User.

Lucent CM authentication service

The password can only be reset for a user or administrator that has a Lucent CM authentication service assigned. A password for a user or administrator with an LDAP authentication service can not be reset.

Reset password

Perform the following steps to reset a password using the CLI:

Enter:

su - lps

Change directory to /opt/lps/current/bin/.

Execute the modify password script. Enter the command:

./modPassword.sh

Enter the user type.

Enter the following:

User id	ID of the user, service administrator or partition administrator.
Partition id 1	ID of the partition to which the user or partition administrator belongs.
New password	New password.
Re-enter password	To verify the new password.

Notes:

1	Not needed for service administrators.

Result: At the next login, the password must be changed by the user.

End of steps

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