This procedure describes how to change the password for the Content Platform Engine system user (also known as the bootstrap administrator, or cpe_bootstrap_admin). The credentials for this account are entered during Content Platform Engine configuration. Configuration Manager places this user name and its password into the Content Platform Engine bootstrap file. When Content Platform Engine starts up, it uses the account and password to authenticate against the user registry defined in the application server.
Here are the characteristics of the cpe_bootstrap_admin account:
Changing cpe_bootstrap_admin's password in the directory server means that you must at the same time change it in these locations. If you do not, the bootstrap file will not be able to authenticate to the LDAP and Content Platform Engine will not be able to start. You can also lock yourself out from Administration Console for Content Platform Engine. Follow this procedure carefully to avoid this scenario.
This procedure requires access to the Content Platform Engine location, to the application server console, and to the directory server. Because of the relative complexity of this procedure, unless there is an overriding reason to change the password of this important account, you can consider exempting the Content Platform Engine system user account from your password change policy if this still meets your security requirements.
To change the Content Platform Engine system user password: