IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

SET LDAPPASSWORD (Set the LDAP password for the server)

Use this command to define a password for the user name or ID that you specify in the SET LDAPUSER command.

This user can then gain access to the IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager space on the LDAP directory server to issue administrative operations, such as resetting passwords.

Requirement: You must define the LDAPURL option and issue the SET LDAPUSER command before submitting the SET LDAPPASSWORD command. If the LDAPURL option is not defined when you set the LDAPPASSWORD, you must restart the Tivoli Storage Manager server after defining the LDAPURL option.

Privilege class

To issue this command you must have system privilege.

Syntax


>>-Set LDAPPassword--ldap_user_password------------------------><

Parameters

ldap_user_password

Specifies the password that the server uses when it authenticates to the LDAP directory server. The maximum length of the password is 64 characters. If you have equal signs within your password, you must contain the whole password within quotation marks in the SET LDAPPASSWORD command. You can use the following characters:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * _ - + = ` | ( ) { } [ ] : ; < > , . ? /

Example: Set the LDAP password

set ldappassword LdAp20&12PaSsWoRd

Example: Set an LDAP password that includes an equal sign

set ldappassword "LdAp=LastWoRd"

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to SET LDAPPASSWORD
Command	Description
AUDIT LDAPDIRECTORY	Audit an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager-controlled namespace on an LDAP directory server.
SET DEFAULTAUTHENTICATION	Specifies the default password authentication method for any REGISTER NODE or REGISTER ADMIN commands.
SET LDAPUSER	Sets the user who oversees the passwords and administrators on the LDAP directory server.

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