Re: Change of NetWare Supervisor password
1996-03-05 12:49:48
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Re: Change of NetWare Supervisor password |
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Chuck Mattern <cam03 AT HOMEDEPOT DOT COM> |
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Tue, 5 Mar 1996 12:49:48 -0500 |
Hmmm...
> Couple of thoughts....
>
> 1) Never tried this but, if the userid/password are the same on all the
> servers, is it possible to set the new password on one server then copy the
> encrypted *.PWD file to the other 25 servers ?
We thought of this about five minutes after I posted. My NetWare
admin is trying it as I type. I'll post the results here.
> 2) You could hardcode the userid/password in the DSM.OPT file using the
> -nwuser option.
This was considered less secure by the higher ups but may be something
I revisit if nothing else pans out.
> 3) Set up a unique ADSM id with the appropriate access (i..e. supervisor
> equivalent in Netware 3.1x). This id could either have a nonexpiring
> password or would allow you to control when the password gets changed. I
> finally convinced our Netware folks to do this and it has made my life
> easier.
_THIS_ sounds great! I'll make this my prefered suggestion although
#1 above would be a great follow on for those times when we loose
someone with the adsm password.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Regards,
Chuck
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