Using the changePassword script

Before changing any passwords, you must first change the password at the operating system level using native commands, as follows:

On UNIX operating systems

use the passwd command.

On Windows operating systems

use the net user command.

If you use special characters in the password, ensure you use a "\" (backslash) before the special character. The following rules apply:

On Windows operating systems:

Passwords for users can include any alphanumeric characters and ()!?=^*/~[]$_+;:.,@`-#.

On UNIX and LINUX systems:

Passwords for users can include any alphanumeric characters and ()!?=*~_+.-.

If required, the script performs the necessary changes to the useropts file and stops and restarts the WebSphere Application Server. You can run this script from your master domain manager or HCL Workload Automation agent. The script determines the role of the users for which the password must be changed and performs the checks and actions of the manual procedure described in actions 1 through 8. Run the script as follows:

UNIX

changePassword.sh  (-credentialfile <FILEPATH> | 
                       -user <USERID>
                       -password <PASSWORD>
                      [-wasuser <WASUSER>]
                      [-waspassword <WASPASSWORD>])
                      [-usroptshome <HOMEDIR>]

Where the arguments are as follows:

-credentialfile <FILEPATH

This argument is optional. You can provide the new credentials in a file represented by <filepath>. The script parses the file and detects the new credentials for the HCL Workload Automation administrator user, and the WebSphere Application Server user. It then updates the soap.client.props file located in the properties directory of the WebSphere Application Server profile with the new credentials. The format for the credentials file is as follows:

user=SampleUser
password=SamplePassword
wasuser=WasUser
wasPassword=WasPassword
error=Error

–user <USERID>

This argument is optional. Specify the user whose password you are changing.

–password <PASSWORD>

This argument is optional. Specify the new password for the user.

–wasuser <WASUSER>

This argument is optional. Specify the WebSphere Application Server user. By default, the <USERID> value is used.

–waspassword <WASPASSWORD>

This argument is optional. Specify the WebSphere Application Server user password. By default, the <PASSWORD> value is used. The <WASUSER> and <WASPASSWORD> values are ignored if the WebSphere Application Server is not present on this instance or if the script is running for a HCL Workload Automation instance.

–usroptshome<HOMEDIR>

This argument is optional. The script searches for the USEROPTS file in the TWA_home/.TWSWebSphere Application Server directory. This argument is ignored if the script is not running for a HCL Workload Automation instance.

Windows

changePassword.bat  (-credentialfile <FILEPATH> |
                      -user <USERID>
                      -password <PASSWORD> 
                      [-srvuser <SRVUSERID>]
                      [-srvpassword <SRVPASSWORD>]
                      [-wasuser <WASUSERID>]
                      [-waspassword <WASPASSWORD>])
                      [-usroptshome <HOMEDIR>]
                      [-streamlogonws <WS>]
                      [-streamlogondm <DOMAIN>]