Changing passwords

You can use the Change Your Password widget to change your password from the default provided by the administrator.

About this task

When you log in to the console, you can change your own password using the Change Your Password widget. Administrators can change passwords for other users using the Manage Users widget.

Attention: If you are an administrator and you want to change the password for the console administrator and the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer root user, you must use the Console Settings > Change Your Password widget to change their password. Do not use the Users and Groups > Manage Users widget.

Tip: For security reasons, change the password of the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer root user after installation.

To change passwords:

Procedure

To change your own password, follow these steps:
1. Log in to the console using the user ID whose password you would like to change.
2. In the navigation pane, click Settings > Change Your Password.
3. Enter your new password in the relevant fields and click Set Password.
As an administrator, to change the password for a user, follow these steps:
1. In the navigation pane, click Users and Groups > Manage Users and click the user's name from the User ID column.
  A User Properties page is displayed.
2. In the General tab, enter the new password in the relevant fields and click OK.
  Attention:
  If you authenticate to a Microsoft Active Directory server, it must be configured for SSL before you can use the Change Your Password widget. If SSL is not enabled, you will receive an error when attempting to change the password for any user who is registered on the Active Directory Server.
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TIPCP0005E  Could not set the password via the underlying security system. 
This could be because a password rule was not met, you do not have 
access to change the password, or another reason.
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