Name

ampassword — change passwords for the OpenAM Administrator

Synopsis

ampassword {options}

Description

This command allows you to change passwords held in the configuration store, and to encrypt passwords.

Options

The following options are supported.

-a | --admin [ -o | --old old-password-file -n | --new new-password-file ]

Change the password for amAdmin from the value stored in old-password-file to the value stored in new-password-file.

-p | --proxy [ -o | --old old-password-file -n | --new new-password-file ]

Change the password for the proxy administrator from the value stored in old-password-file to the value stored in new-password-file.

The proxy administrator password is shown encrypted in the output from ssoadm get-svrcfg-xml.

-e | --encrypt [ password-file ]

Display the password value provided encrypted with the key generated during OpenAM installation.

-h | --help

Display the usage message.

Examples

The following example encrypts the value password. 

$ echo password > pwd.file
$ ampassword -e pwd.file
AQICkZs3qy5QUCXir9tebIEEZYGFXI2lCC4B