Setting the admin password

About this task

The admin user does not have a password set at the end of the installation process. If you do not set a password for the user, then you will not be able to log into the IBM® Storage Sentinel anomaly scan software GUI to proceed with the initial setup and configuration.

Procedure

  1. Log in as root to the IBM Storage Sentinel anomaly scan software server using ssh.
  2. On the command line, enter 
    iepasswd admin
    The new password must meet the following requirements:
    • must be at least 15 characters in length
    • must contain at least one uppercase letter
    • must contain at least one lowercase letter
    • must contain at least one number
    • must contain at least one special character
    • must contain at least three characters that are not in the previous password.
    Note: These settings are also available in the anomaly scan software GUI. After setting the password so you can log into the GUI, access them by going to Setup > Configuration > Login Settings > .

What to do next

You can set the password to expire immediately and force a user to enter a new password when trying to log into the GUI by entering:

iepasswd -e <user>

If you have attempted to enter an incorrect password too many times and are now blocked from additional attempts, enter the following to unblock the user:

iepasswd -u <user>