A password file is a simple text file containing a set of properties and values. Each value is a password used by a command. Table 9–8 shows the types of passwords that a password file can contain.
Table 9–8 Passwords in a Password File
Password |
Affected Commands |
Description |
---|---|---|
imqcmd |
Administrator password for Message Queue Command utility (authenticated for each command) |
|
imqbrokerd |
Key store password for SSL-based services |
|
imqbrokerdimdbmgr |
Password for opening a database connection, if required |
|
imqbrokerd |
Password associated with the distinguished name assigned to a broker for binding to a configured LDAP user repository |
A sample password file is provided as part of your Message Queue installation; see Appendix A, Platform-Specific Locations of Message Queue Data for the location of this file, depending on your platform.