Updating passwords in the configuration files

In most cases, after you create or change a user or password in your Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) application, you do not need to update the passwords in IBM® Operations Analytics - Log Analysis. However, if the new or changed password is specified in the IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis configuration files, you must update the files with the new or changed information.

1. To stop the IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis server, use the unity.sh script that is in the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/utilities:

   ./ unity.sh -stop

2. Optional: If you do update or add a password, you can encrypt the password. To encrypt it, run the unity_securityUtility.sh script that is in the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/utilities directory. For more information, see unity_securityUtility.sh command.
3. If you change the password that is used by the unityadmin, you must update the encrypted password in the following files to match the updated password. To generate the encrypted password use the unity_securityUtility.sh utility in the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/utilities directory. For example:

   unity_securityUtility.sh encode password

   • <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/utilities/datacollector-client/javaDatacollector.properties. For example:

     #The password to use to access the unity rest service
     password={aes}EF712133E0677FEBB30624BA5EE62BC2

   • <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/remote_install_tool/config/rest-api.properties. For example:

     ibm.scala.rest.password={aes}EF712133E0677FEBB30624BA5EE62BC2

   • <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/UnityEIFReceiver/config/unity.conf. For example:

     unity.data.collector.password={aes}EF712133E0677FEBB30624BA5EE62BC2

   • <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/solr_install_tool/scripts/register_solr_instance.sh. For example:

     PASSWD={aes}EF712133E0677FEBB30624BA5EE62BC2

4. If you change the password that is used by the unityadmin, you must update the password parameter in the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/utilities/pkg_mgmt.sh script.

   password={aes}7A0B2401A8E29F37CD768CB78E205CAD

5. To start the IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis server, use the unity.sh script that is in the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/utilities directory:

   ./ unity.sh -start