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Resetting the "admin" Password in Sun Java System Directory Server

Robert Chien, April 2008

Provided you still have the Directory Manager password, you can perform the following steps to reset the admin password for Sun Java System Directory Server:

1. Either obtain a Slated Secured Hashing Algorithm (SSHA)-encoded string for a known password from elsewhere, or else generate a new one by running the following getpwenc command:

~$ getpwenc SSHA topsecret
{SSHA}38qz690lee+Bi6t8ypKbOwqOG1zxPKURR3LiMQ==

2. Then run the following command:

$ ldapmodify -h {HOST} -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w {DIRMGR_PW}
dn: uid=admin, ou=Administrators, ou=TopologyManagement, 
 o=NetscapeRoot
changetype: modify
replace: userpassword
userpassword: {SSHA}38qz690lee+Bi6t8ypKbOwqOG1zxPKURR3LiMQ==
^D
modifying entry "uid=admin, ou=Administrators, ou=TopologyManagement,
o=NetscapeRoot"

For More Information

Here are additional resources:

• Sun Java System Directory Server downloads

• These and other Sun training courses at http://www.sun.com/training/:

  • Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6: Maintenance and Operations (DIR-2340)
  • Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.x: Analysis and Planning (DIR-2217)
  • Using LDAP as a Naming Service (IN-351)
  • Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition: LDAP Concepts (WMT-DIR-1344)

• Support:

  • Register your Sun gear
  • Services
  • SunSolve Online

• Sun forums, such as the Directory Servers/Identity Management forums

• Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 documentation collection at http://docs.sun.com

• Sun wikis, such as the Sun Java System Directory Server wiki

• Blog: Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE)

• Events of interest to users of Sun products:

  • Worldwide Developer Events
  • Current Events

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