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Changing the SADMIN Password on UNIX

Use the following procedure to change the SADMIN password on a UNIX platform.

NOTE:  Do not use ' or " (single or double quotation marks) as part of a SADMIN password. Because quotation marks are used as special characters in the siebns.dat file to delineate parameter values, using quotation marks within a password may cause the password to be truncated. For example, the password abcde"f would be truncated to abcde.

To change the SADMIN password

  1. End all client sessions and shut down the Siebel Server. Use the following command to shut down the server:

    2. SIEBSRVR_ROOT/bin/stop_server all

  2. Use Server Manager to change the password in the Siebel Gateway.
    1. Log in at the Enterprise level.

    srvrmgr -g SiebelGatewayName -e EnterpriseServerName -u UserName -p Password

    1. At the Server Manager prompt, enter the following command:

    change Enterprise param Password=NewPassword

  3. Change the password in the database.

    4. For more information, refer to your RDBMS documentation on changing passwords.

  4. Stop and restart the Siebel Gateway.

    5. $SIEBEL_ROOT/SiebelGatewayName/bin/stop_ns

    $SIEBEL_ROOT/SiebelGatewayName/bin/start_ns

  5. Restart all Siebel Servers.

    6. $SIEBEL_ROOT/ServerName/bin/start_server all

  6. Connect to the Server Manager and verify the password change.

    7. srvrmgr -g SiebelGatewayName -e EnterpriseServerName -s SiebelServerName -u SADMIN -p NewPassword

    You should be able to log in as SADMIN with the new password.


 Security Guide for Siebel eBusiness Applications 
 Published: 23 June 2003