To Change the Default Replication Manager Passwords for Each User Data Instance

The replication manager is the user that suppliers use to bind to the consumer server when sending replication updates. (In MMR the consumer server refers to whichever master happens to be the consumer for that particular operation.) It is recommended by the Directory Server documentation to change the default password created during the process of enabling replication.

1. As a root user, log in to the DirectoryServer–1 host machine.

2. Create a temporary file that contains the new replication manager password.

   This file is read once, and the password is stored for future use.

   # cd /var/opt/mps/serverroot/ds6/bin # echo replm4n4ger > pwd.txt

3. Verify that the file was successfully created.

   # cat pwd.txt replm4n4ger

4. Run dsconf set-server-prop to set the replication manager password using pwd.txt as input.

   # ./dsconf set-server-prop -h DirectoryServer-1.example.com -p 1489 def-repl-manager-pwd-file:pwd.txt Enter "cn=Directory Manager" password: d1rm4n4ger

5. Remove the pwd.txt file.

6. Log out of the DirectoryServer–1 host machine.

7. As a root user, log in to the DirectoryServer–2 host machine.

8. Create a temporary file that contains the new replication manager password.

   This file is read once, and the password is stored for future use.

   # cd /var/opt/mps/serverroot/ds6/bin # echo replm4n4ger > pwd.txt

9. Verify that the file was successfully created.

   # cat pwd.txt replm4n4ger

10. Run dsconf set-server-prop to set the replication manager password using pwd.txt as input.

    # ./dsconf set-server-prop -h DirectoryServer-2.example.com -p 1489 def-repl-manager-pwd-file:pwd.txt Enter "cn=Directory Manager" password: d1rm4n4ger

11. Remove the pwd.txt file.

12. Log out of the DirectoryServer–2 host machine.