Passwords are your first line of defense against unauthorized access to the components and data of Enterprise Server. For information on how to use passwords for Enterprise Server, see Administering Passwords.
The administration password, also known as the admin password, is used to invoke the Administration Console and the asadmin utility. This password is usually set during installation, but it can be changed. For instructions, see To Change the Administration Password.
Files that contain encoded passwords need to be protected using file system permissions. These files include the following:
domain-dir/master-password
This file contains the encoded master password and should be protected with file system permissions 600.
Any password file created to pass as an argument by using the --passwordfile argument to the asadmin utility should be protected with file system permissions 600.
For instructions, see To Set a Password From a File.