Password Reset for a Web Administrator
The Password Reset utility resets the password for a Web Admin user account for IBM® Connect:Direct® Web Service. The following information explains when you might need it, how to access the utility, and its parameters.
A Web Admin user account could be locked under circumstances such as:
- Failed login attempts
- Lapses in security policies preventing a Web Admin user from retaining the current password
ResetDefaultCDWSAdminPassword
, available in the /usr/bin
directory. Note: Administrator privileges are required to execute the
ResetDefaultCDWSAdminPassword
script.Note: With v6.0.0.5, password reset
utility name is now changed to
ResetDefaultCDWSAdminPassword
. IBM
Connect:Direct Web Service users who are on an
older release that is, prior to v6.0.0.5 can continue to use
thecleanAdminRedisDataAdminKey
.
Use the following commands to work with the Password Reset utility.
- For IBM
Connect:Direct Web Service installed
on Windows, navigate to $INSTALLATION_DIR$\bin and execute:
ResetDefaultCDWSAdminPassword.bat
- For IBM
Connect:Direct Web Service installed
on Linux, Solaris, AIX, or a ZLinux platform, navigate to
$CDWS_INSTALLATION_DIR$\bin and execute:
./ResetDefaultCDWSAdminPassword.sh