Changing Passwords in Siebel 7.8.2

Changing Passwords in Siebel 7.8.2

 

Changing Password for Siebel Service Owner Account (WINDOWS)

To change the password for the Siebel service owner account

1 Change the Windows domain login password for the Siebel service owner account, which is the

user that starts the Siebel Server system service.

2 Change the password for the Siebel Server system service.

a Choose Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services.

b Right-click on the Siebel Server System Service, and select Properties.

c In the Properties dialog box for this service, click the Log On tab.

d Enter the password in the Password and Confirm Password fields, and click OK.

NOTE: The password specified here must correspond to the Windows domain login password you

modified in Step 1.

3 Stop and restart the Siebel Server system service.

 

To change the password for the Siebel administrator database account

1 End all client sessions and shut down the Siebel Server. Use the following command to shut down

the server:

SIEBSRVR_ROOT/bin/stop_server all

NOTE: In order to stop all Siebel Servers in the Siebel Enterprise, you must run this command

on all Siebel Server machines.

2 Use Server Manager to change the password in the Siebel Gateway Name Server.

a Log in at the Enterprise level.

srvrmgr -g SiebelGatewayName -e EnterpriseServerName -u UserName -p Password

b At the Server Manager prompt, enter the following command:

change enterprise param Password=NewPassword

3 Change the password in the database.

For more information, refer to your RDBMS documentation on changing passwords.

4 Stop and restart the Siebel Gateway Name Server.

$SIEBEL_ROOT/SiebelGatewayName/bin/stop_ns

$SIEBEL_ROOT/SiebelGatewayName/bin/start_ns

5 Restart all Siebel Servers. Perform this step for each applicable Siebel Server.

$SIEBEL_ROOT/ServerName/bin/start_server all

6 Connect to the Server Manager and verify the password change:

srvrmgr -g SiebelGatewayName -e EnterpriseServerName -s SiebelServerName -u SADMIN

-p NewPassword

You should be able to log in as SADMIN with the new password.