try to shutdown the tsmserver (sending a kill signal should do the trick
or stop the service for windows)
then start the tsm server in console mode, this  means get on a command
prompt and execute the dsmserv(.exe) This will give you an almost
standard dsmadmc prompt, now add/set an administrator, halt the server
and start as usual.

regards

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Lawrence Clark wrote:

hmmm.........since I can't do a dsmadmc I don't know how I might do a q
status.
I don't see the parm in the dsmserv.opt

storman AT US.IBM DOT COM 06/30/2004 12:40:41 PM >>>

Check the minimum password length that was set on your TSM server
(query
status will show a minimum password length field).

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

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Re: admin password on 5.2






Trying to log onto a 5.2 installation. Get:

Enter your user id:  admin

Enter your password:


Your password has expired.

Enter your password:

Please enter a new password:
Enter new password for verification:
ANS1262E Password is not updated. Either an invalid current password
was supplie
d or the new password does not fulfill the server password
requirements.
ANS1051E Invalid password
Enter your password:

tried 8 characters 1234567a, no good, tried uoieax99, no good. What
are
the restrictions?