IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, Version 2.0

Enabling password editing and changing

Users or administrators with the correct permissions can reset users' passwords to new passwords that are generated by IBM® Security Privileged Identity Manager. Alternatively, depending on the password settings of IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, users or administrators might be able to change users' passwords to new passwords. The new passwords are manually specified within the limits of the password policy.

Before you begin

Depending on how your system administrator customized your system, you might not have access to this task. To obtain access to this task or to have someone complete it for you, contact your system administrator.

About this task

To change another user's passwords, a user or administrator must have the correct access control item permissions. When you enable password editing, the user or administrator with the correct access control permissions can manually specify the password.

You must configure your system to use either the Reset Passwords function or the Change Passwords function. The options are not available at the same time.

To enable password editing, complete these steps:

Procedure

From the navigation tree, select Set System Security > Set Security Properties.
Select the Enable password editing check box, and click OK.
On the Success page, click Close.

Results

Enabling password editing has these results:

Disables the ability to hide generated passwords for others.
Enables users with the correct authority to select the Change Passwords option in the navigation tree and then change their own passwords.
Enables a group member who can create accounts to create and set a value for a password for an account of another user. For example, the group member might belong to the help desk assistant group. Because the newly created password is visible, the help desk assistant can provide the information by telephone to the user.

What to do next

Note: You must log out and log back in to see the changes that are made to the navigation tree after you enable password editing.

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