Managing the primary administrator password with the command-line utility

Use the command-line utility, idsdnpw, to manage the primary administrator password for an instance.

Before you begin

To configure the primary administrator password for an instance, you must complete the following requirements:

Log in as directory server instance owner.
Access the command prompt.
Change the current working directory to the sbin subdirectory in the IBM® Verify Directory installation location.
To set the administrator password for an instance, run the following command:
Substitute the instance_name, adminDN, and adminPWD values as per your requirements.
```
idsdnpw -I instance_name -u adminDN -p adminPWD
```
For more information about the idsdnpw command, see Command Reference.