How do I change the nsp user password?

Purpose

Perform this procedure to change the password of the nsp user in a standalone or redundant NFM-P system.

CAUTION 

CAUTION

Service Disruption

If you perform this procedure, you must update the nsp password in each backup/restore and software upgrade policy that requires the password, or the associated operation fails.

Changing the nsp user password affects the following policy-based operations, if the associated policy includes the nsp user credentials:

You must change the nsp password on each of the following stations, and must set each password to the same value:

Steps
 

Log in to the component station as the root user.


Open a console window.


Enter the following:

passwd nsp ↵

The following prompt is displayed:

New Password:


Enter the new password and press ↵.

The following prompt is displayed:

Confirm New Password:


Enter the new password again and press ↵. The password is changed.


Record the new password and store it in a secure location.


Close the console window.


Log out of the component station.

End of steps