Using the Contenta Password Manager utility
The Contenta Password Manager utility allows you to create, remove, or modify Contenta database passwords, LDAP principal account name and password, Crawler principal user password, and the trust key between Contenta Server and Contenta Web.
Before you begin
Linux only: Source the pdm.cshrc file.
Procedure
- Open a command window at the location of the XyConfig.bin file, such as Contenta_Home\bin.
- At a command prompt, type dbpwdmgr.
The system displays the following.
Contenta password manager Use this utility to change: > Contenta database passwords - Include Oracle SID for UNIX or ODBC DSN for Windows as a part of database name (dbname@SID or dbname@DSN) on the command line of this utility. If you are using non-ODBC Contenta Server binary on Windows, then create additional entry with SID. - NOTE: Must also add or modify password for the same user using Oracle or SQL Server database management utilities, > LDAP principal account name/password - provide a name in LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format), for example cn=Manager,ou=Legal,dc=example,dc=com. The user name you specify must be a principal account, that is, an account that can search for a user with the custom attribute and authenticate that user using that user's password > Crawler principal user password - provide a database name which you want to be indexed. - NOTE: Remember Crawler always use sysadmin user to connect to Contenta Server so when asked for password please provide sysadmin's password. Also make sure to restart the Crawler service once you successfully completed this operation. > Contenta Web and Contenta Server trust key - Configure this only and only if your site is using Client certificate authentication to login to Contenta Web. When asked enter a key which has been or will be configured on Contenta Server or Contenta Web too. - NOTE: Remember the key must match between Contenta Server and Contenta Web. Type 'help' for a list of commands. DBPWDMGR> - At the DBPWDMGR> prompt, enter one of the following options:
- create to add a new user/password entry to the XyConfig.bin file or to create a new XyConfig.bin file
- remove to delete an entry from the XyConfig.bin file
- modify to change an entry in the XyConfig.bin file
- help to display a list of the available commands
The system then prompts you to specify which type of password you want to modify.Available options: 1 Configure Contenta database passwords 2 Configure LDAP principle account 3 Configure Crawler principle user password 4 Configure Contenta Web and Contenta Server trust key r Return to command choices Your choice: - At the Your choice prompt, enter the number corresponding to the type of password you want to modify or type r to return to the previous command choices.
- Respond to the system prompts for the selected option.
- At the DBPWDMGR> prompt, enter another command or press CTL+C (or type quit) to exit the utility.
- Configuring a Contenta database password
The Contenta database andxyadminuser passwords can be stored in an encrypted form in a dedicated binary file named XyConfig.bin located in the Contenta_home/bin directory. PcmPortal and other compiled utilities read the required passwords from this file. - Configuring the LDAP principal name and password
If you use LDAP authentication, use the Contenta Password Manager utility (dbpwdmgr) to configure the LDAP principal name and password. - Configuring the Crawler principal user password
Use the Contenta Password Manager utility (dbpwdmgr) to configure the Crawler principle user password. - Configuring a Contenta Web and Contenta Server trust key
Use the Contenta Password Manager utility (dbpwdmgr) to configure a Contenta Web and Contenta Server trust key. - Using the Contenta Password Manager utility create option
Use the Contenta Password Manager utility (dbpwdmgr) to create a new Contenta database password, LDAP principle account, Crawler principle user password, or Contenta Web and Contenta Server trust key. - Using the Contenta Password Manager utility modify option
Use the Contenta Password Manager utility (dbpwdmgr) to modify an existing Contenta database password, LDAP principle account, Crawler principle user password, or Contenta Web and Contenta Server trust key. - Using the Contenta Password Manager utility remove option
Use the Contenta Password Manager utility (dbpwdmgr) to delete a Contenta database password, LDAP principle account, Crawler principle user password, or Contenta Web and Contenta Server trust key.