[389-users] Recover Management Console Password

[Rich Megginson]

On 08/22/2011 11:59 AM, Aaron Hagopian wrote:
> http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Howto:ResetDirMgrPassword
>
I think he means the "console admin user" not the "directory manager".
> 2011/8/22 Brant Hohnstein <brant.hohnstein at returnpath.net 
> <mailto:brant.hohnstein at returnpath.net>>
>
>     Is there a procedure (however cumbersome) to reset the Management
>     Console (admin) password if the password is not currently known?
>
>     I changed the admin password in the Console GUI
>     (domainName/ldapservername/ServerGroup/Administration
>     Server/Configure Admin Server/Access(tab).  I must have typed the
>     password wrong twice because it accepted it.  Now I can’t seem to
>     type the password “wrong” in the same way to get into the
>     Management Console.
>
>     I have tried shutting down the Admin Server and copying in a
>     /etc/dirsrv/admin-serv/admpw file from a different 389 server
>     where I do know the password.  After restarting and typing in the
>     known password, I get an error about not being able to contact the
>     directory server.
>
>     I have also searched for a password recovery procedure without
>     success.
>
>     Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>     *Brant Hohnstein*
>
>     *System Administrator*
>
>     Return Path, Inc.
>
>     8001 Arista Place, Suite 300
>
>     Broomfield, CO 80021
>
>     brant.hohnstein at returnpath.net <mailto:brant.hohnstein at returnpath.net>
>
>     +1 303-999-3233 <tel:%2B1%20303-999-3233>
>
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