Recovering the key database file password

If you forgot the current key database file password, IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager can help you to recover it.

Before you begin

You must have system privileges to administer the key database file password recovery.

About this task

Complete the following steps to recover and update the key database file password:

Procedure

  1. Issue the QUERY SSLKEYRINGPW command to display the current key database password.
  2. Issue the following command to use the server record of the key database password to update the password:
    SET SSLKEYRINGPW password UPDATE=Y
    where password is the password retrieved by the QUERY SSLKEYRINGPW command.

What to do next

Tip: If the cert.kdb file does not exist, you can create a new file by restarting the server. The Tivoli Storage Manager server creates a database file with the old password and generates a new self-signed certificate at startup. If you use self-signed certificates, you must extract the certificate and install it on a client system. If you use a vendor-acquired certificate, you must add it back in the server key database file and restart the server.