Registering Windows User Passwords

Users who want to start N1GE jobs on Windows execution hosts use the sgepasswd client application to register their Windows passwords with N1GE. The following example shows Peter who has a user account in the domain ENGINEERING. Because ENGINEERING is the principal domain of the Windows execution host CRUNCH, Peter does not need to register his password for a specific domain. This should be the default in any properly set up single domain environment. sgepasswd must be run on a non-Windows host.

> sgepasswd
   Changing password for Peter
   New password:
   Re-enter new password:
   Password changed

Only in multiple domain environments it could be necessary to register the password explicitly for a specific domain.

Using the sgepasswd Command

sgepasswd modifies the Grid Engine password file (sgepasswd(5).) This file contains a list of usernames and their Windows passwords in encrypted form. You can use the sgepasswd to add a new entry for your user account or change your existing password. Additionally, the root user can change or delete the password entries for other user accounts. sgepasswd is only available on non-Windows hosts. It has the following syntax:

sgepasswd [[ -D domain ] -d user ]

       sgepasswd [ -D domain ] [ user ]

This command has these options:

Additionally, The following environment variables affect the operation of this command.