User Guide

A list of roles that meet the search criterion is displayed on the Browse tab.
4 Right-click a role, and select Delete.
5 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.
Changing Native Directory root User Password
Shared Services Administrators can change the password of the Native Directory root user
account, which provides complete control over Native Directory. The default
root password is
hard-coded in a file and is not visible to users.
root, the most powerful Native Directory user account, provides complete control over Native
Directory. The password of the
root user account is stored in a file. Native Directory does not
provide an interface to change this password. To improve security, Shared Services provides a
screen to change the
root password. If you update the password, Shared Services stores an
encrypted version of the password in
CSS.xml. The updated password takes effect after you
restart Native Directory and Shared Services.
Note:
Only a user provisioned with Shared Services Administrator role can change the root password.
➤ To update Native Directory root password:
1 Launch User Management Console, as explained in “Launching User Management Console” on page 33.
2 From Administration, select Change Native Directory Password.
3 In Current Password, enter the existing root account password. This field is automatically populated if
the default password has not been changed previously.
4 In New Password and Confirm Password, enter the new password for root account.
5 Click Finish.
6 Restart Native Directory by restarting the Hyperion S9 OpenLDAP Windows service or UNIX process.
7 Restart Shared Services.
Backing Up the Native Directory Database
The Native Directory database must be backed up periodically to recover from loss of
provisioning data due to media failures, user errors, and unforeseen circumstances. Hyperion
recommends that you regularly back up this database.
Best Practices
Hyperion recommends monthly cold backups of the Native Directory database and Shared
Services repository. Perform hot backups daily to supplement the cold backups.
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