Resetting the password in the oobc.properties.xml file

Reset the password in the oobc.properties.xml file whenever the Netcool Configuration Manager - Basepassword changes for the OOBC user.

Before you begin

The oobc.properties.xml file resides in the product installation directory. However, since the password is always stored in an encrypted format, you must use a command line utility to encrypt the password.

Note: This utility will not change the password within Netcool Configuration Manager - Base. It is only a mechanism to take a clear text password, the new password within Netcool Configuration Manager - Base, and encrypt it for use by the OOBC daemon.

About this task

This task explains how to reset the password in the oobc.properties.xml file.

Procedure

Change directory to the product install directory:
```
/OutOfBandChange
```

Run the password encryption utility and enter the password that is current for the user within Netcool Configuration Manager - Base. For example:

# ./install.sh gen-pass
Enter clear text password:
secretPassword
Encrypted password is 6ff959c25fca02b600510808d86f852b
Edit the oobc.properties.xml file and update the password field.
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 5 seconds

Edit the oobc.properties.xml file in the product install directory and replace the old <password> value with the newly encrypted password output from the password encryption utility.