The ssoconfig utility password: changing and recovering

The ssconfig utility is password-protected. It is a good idea to change the ssoconfig password periodically. You might also need to recover or change the password because you don’t remember it.

Password Reset

This is a good procedure to perform periodically to ensure that the password does not become known by unauthorized persons. You perform this procedure using the ssoconfig utility and you must know the current password.

1. Run the ssoconfig utility. From a command prompt, specify

   ssoconfig -c

2. At the prompt, specify the password for the ssoconfig utility.
3. From the main menu, select “5” Manage Services and then select “2” Change authentication administration settings.
4. At the prompt for “Enter the password for the ssoconfig utility,” specify the new password and then press Enter. Confirm the change by specifying the password again at the next prompt.
5. Press Enter to retain your setting for the attribute accessed by the prompt, “Do you want to enforce e-mail mechanism for password recovery?”

You should now be at the main menu for the ssoconfig utility.

Password Recovery

Use this method to create a new ssoconfig utility password if you have forgotten the password.

This method does not actually recover the password. It simply assigns a new one.

1. Run the ssoconfig utility. From a command prompt, type

   ssoconfig -p

2. When the prompt, “Enter the new password for Lawson security utilities” appears, type the new password and then press Enter.

You will be prompted to confirm the password. You should receive the message, “Password is changed successfully.”