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Changing the mvf password in Solaris

You can change the password for the mvf user to a more secure one than the default password. (Tips for more secure passwords are available in the Changing your Administration Tools password topic.) The following is the recommended method of doing so on an AS3000 (Solaris) system.

To change the mvf password in Solaris

  1. Log into the Database Server as user service.

  2. Stop the Oracle listener service by typing

    lsnrctl stop

  3. Log in as the root user.

  4. Stop the IMPAX services by typing

    stop_impax

  5. Log in as the mvf user.

  6. To update the password, type

    cd

    sqlplus dbadmin/password_for_dbadmin as sysdba

    alter user user_name identified by new_password;

    where user_name is the mvf user and new_password is the new mvf password.

  7. Log in as the root user.

  8. Change to the /usr/mvf/bin/ directory.

  9. Type

    ./passkey -M SET -u mvf -P new_password

    where new_password is the same password specified when updating the password in sqlplus.

  10. Export the passkey by typing

    ./passkey -M EXPORT -k user_key

    where user_key is the password used to import the password file.

  11. On all AS300 servers (such as Curator stations) and all Application Servers, reconfigure the ODBC connections with the new mvf password.

    In doing so, keep in mind that some servers have more than one DSN connection to the MVF database. For example, an Application Server has two DSN connections: mvf and mvf_ora.

  12. Import the passkey onto the Application Server by starting the Configuration Tool, switching to the Security tab, clicking Import Password, selecting the portable password file, and entering the password used to import the password file.

  13. Import the passkey onto any Network Gateway, Archive Server, and Curator/CD Export servers by opening a command prompt and typing

    passkey -M IMPORT -k user_key

  14. On the Database Server, to restart the listener, type

    lsnrctl start

  15. To restart the IMPAX services, type

    start_impax

  16. To log into Administration Tools with the new mvf password:

    1. Open the following file in a text editor: ./export/mvf/service/etc/jserver.properties.

    2. Modify the jmtk.dbPassword attribute with the new mvf password.

    3. Save and close the file.

    4. Open the following file in a text editor: ./export/mvf/service/etc/jclient.properties.

    5. Modify the dbPassword attribute with the new mvf password.

    6. Save and close the file.


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Topic number: 50361

Applies to: IMPAX 6.5.1 Server Knowledge Base