HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 configuration, command, and file reference

Example 6-1 Directory Manager changing a user's password over SSL
The Directory Manager changes the password of the user
uid=tuser1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com to new_password over SSL.
# ldappasswd -Z -h myhost \
-P /etc/opt/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/cert8.db \
-D "cn=Directory Manager" \
-w dmpassword -s new_password \
"uid=tuser1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"
Example 6-2 Directory Manager generating a user's password
The Directory Manager generates the password of the user
uid=tuser2,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com over SSL.
# ldappasswd -Z -h myhost \
-P /etc/opt/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/cert8.db \
-D "cn=Directory Manager" \
-w dmpassword "uid=tuser2,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"
NOTE:
For more information on newly-generated passwords, see the "Managing the Password Policy"
section of the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.
Example 6-3 User changing his own password
A user, tuser3, changes the password from old_newpassword to new_password over SSL.
# ldappasswd -Z -h myhost \
-P /etc/opt/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/cert8.db \
-D "uid=tuser3,pu=People,dc=example,dc=com" \
-w old_password -a old_password -s new_password
Example 6-4 User authenticating with a user certificate and changing his password
A user, tuser4, authenticates with the user certificate and changes the password to
new_password over SSL.
# ldappasswd -Z -h myhost \
-P /etc/opt/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/cert8.db \
-W dbpassword -N "uid=tuser4" \
-K /etc/opt/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/key3.db -s new_password
Example 6-5 User authenticating with DIGEST_MD5 and changing his password
A user, tuser5, authenticates with DIGEST-MD5 and changes the password to new_password.
# ldappasswd -h myhost -o “mech=DIGEST-MD5” \
-o “authid=dn:uid=tuser5,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com” \
-w old_password -s new_password
Example 6-6 User already authenticating by Kerberos prompts for a new password
A user, who has already authenticated by Kerberos, prompts for the new password. This is not
performed over SSL.
# ldappasswd -h myhost -o "mech=GSSAPI" -S
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