OID Database Password Utility (oidpasswd) Syntax

The OID Database Password Utility is used to:

• Change the password to the Oracle Internet Directory database.

  Oracle Internet Directory uses a password when connecting to an Oracle database. The default for this password matches the value you specified during installation for the Oracle Application Server administrator's password. You can change this password by using the OID Database Password Utility.

• Create a wallet, named oidlpwdldap1, for the Oracle Internet Directory database password, and a wallet, named oidpwdrsid, for the Oracle directory replication server password.

  The sid is obtained not from the environment variable SID but from the connected database.

  With the create_wallet=true option, you need to provide the ODS password to authenticate yourself to the ODS database before the ODS wallet can be generated. Note that the default ODS password is the same as that for the Oracle Application Server administrator.

• Unlock a locked directory superuser account, namely, cn=orcladmin.

The OID Database Password Utility syntax is:

oidpasswd  [connect=connect_string ]  [change_oiddb_pwd=true | 

create_wallet=true | unlock_su_acct=true]

Changing the Password to the Oracle Internet Directory Database

To change the Oracle Internet Directory database password, enter

oidpasswd [connect=connect string ][change_oiddb_pwd=true] 

If no options are provided, the tool still changes the Oracle Internet Directory database password.

The OID Database Password Utility prompts you for the current password. Type the current password, then the new password, then a confirmation of the new password.

The OID Database Password Utility assumes by default that the password being changed is that of the local database (as defined by ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID). If you are changing the password on a remote database, you must use the connect=connect_string option.

For example:

$ oidpasswd
current password: ods
new password: newsupersecret
confirm password: newsupersecret
password set.

Note: User responses are not echoed to the screen when you enter a password. Whenever you change the password to the Oracle Internet Directory database by using the OID Database Password Utility, you should also run the oidemdpasswd utility. This enables the Oracle Enterprise Manager Daemon (a component of Oracle Enterprise Manager) to properly cache that password and contact the ODS schema upon starting up. Once you have run the oidemdpasswd utility, you can monitor Oracle Internet Directory processes from the Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Creating Wallets for the Oracle Internet Directory Database Password and the Oracle Directory Replication Server Password

To create wallets for the Oracle Internet Directory database password and the directory replication server password, enter:

oidpasswd [connect=connect string] create_wallet=true 

The argument create_wallet is mandatory in this case. Except for connect string, no other option can be specified.

Unlocking a Super User Account

To unlock a locked account for the directory super user, cn=orcladmin, enter:

oidpasswd [connect=connect string] unlock_su_acct=true

The argument unlock_su_acct is mandatory. Except for connect string, no other option can be specified.