IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

RESET PASSEXP (Reset password expiration)

Use the RESET PASSEXP command to reset the password expiration period to the common expiration period for administrator and client node passwords. The RESET PASSEXP command does not apply to passwords that are stored on an LDAP directory server.

Restriction: You cannot reset the password expiration period to the common expiration period with the SET PASSEXP command.

Use the QUERY STATUS command to display the common password expiration period.

Restriction: If you do not specify either the NODE or ADMIN parameters, the password expiration period for all client nodes and administrators will be reset.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Syntax


>>-RESet PASSExp--+------------------------+-------------------->
                  |          .-,---------. |   
                  |          V           | |   
                  '-Node--=----node_name-+-'   

>--+--------------------------+--------------------------------><
   |           .-,----------. |   
   |           V            | |   
   '-Admin--=----admin_name-+-'

Parameters

Node: Specifies the name of the node whose password expiration period you would like to reset. To specify a list of nodes, separate the names with commas and no intervening spaces. This parameter is optional.
Admin: Specifies the name of the administrator whose password expiration period you would like to reset. To specify a list of administrators, separate the names with commas and no intervening spaces. This parameter is optional.

Example: Reset the password expiration for specific client nodes

Reset the password expiration period for client nodes bj and katie.

reset passexp node=bj,katie

Example: Reset the password expiration for all users

Reset the password expiration period for all users to the common expiration period.

reset passexp

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to RESET PASSEXP
Command	Description
QUERY STATUS	Displays the settings of server parameters, such as those selected by the SET commands.
SET PASSEXP	Specifies the number of days after which a password is expired and must be changed.
UPDATE ADMIN	Changes the password or contact information associated with any administrator.
UPDATE NODE	Changes the attributes associated with a client node.

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