List of passwords in Network Manager
Any password changes should be made using the Network Manager GUIs where possible.
By default, Network Manager encrypts all passwords entered using the Network Manager GUIs. Some passwords cannot be changed using a GUI and can only be changed by configuring insert statements in the relevant configuration file. If you set a password using a configuration file, you must encrypt the password manually.
The following table lists all the passwords in Network Manager, and specifies how to change the password.
|
Access required to |
Password type |
Description |
Change using |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Telnet |
Privileged mode password |
Configured as part of discovery configuration. Network Manager needs this password in order to access a network device using Telnet. |
Network Discovery GUI |
|
Telnet |
Password |
Configured as part of discovery configuration. Network Manager needs this password in order to access a network device using Telnet. |
Network Discovery GUI |
|
SNMP |
Community string |
Configured as part of discovery configuration. Network Manager needs this password in order to access a network device using SNMP. |
Network Discovery GUI |
|
SNMP |
Version 3 Authentication password |
Configured as part of discovery configuration. Network Manager needs this password in order to access a network device using SNMP. |
Network Discovery GUI |
|
SNMP |
Version 3 Private password |
Configured as part of discovery configuration. Network Manager needs this password in order to access a network device using SNMP. |
Network Discovery GUI |
|
NCIM Database |
Password for command-line access to topology database |
Provides access to the NCIM topology database. |
The $NCHOME/etc/precision/DbLogins.DOMAIN.cfg and $NCHOME/etc/precision/MibDbLogin.cfg configuration files. |
|
NCIM Database |
Access settings used by Network Manager Web applications |
You need the NCIM topology database password in order to use GUIs that query the NCIM database. |
Database Access Configuration GUI |
|
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer |
ObjectServer secure password |
The Event Gateway needs this password in order to access the ObjectServer for event enrichment activities. |
Configuration file insert |
|
Web applications |
tnm.properties password |
Allows GUI access to the NCIM database. |
Web applications |