Set password in plain text using dxmodify

Products

• CA Directory

Issue/Introduction

Is it possible to set passwords in plain text in Symantec Directory with dxmodify?

Environment

Release : 12.x, 14.x
Component: CA Directory

Resolution

Yes, it is possible to set or change user password using dxmodify.
You need to create an LDIF file for that.
This is an example that changes user password in our sample DEMOCORP directory:

# pwd_mod.ldif
# Set or change user password
dn: <user DN>
changetype: modify
replace: userPassword
userPassword: <New user password in plain text>
#

This file is attached for your reference.

dxmodify command should look something like this:

dxmodify -h <host> -p <port> -D <Bind DN> -W -f pwd_mod.ldif

Additional Information

After a succesful execution of the dxmodify, the userPassword stored in the CA Directory will no longer be a plain-text password. Rather it is stored according to the password storage at the time the DSA is running. See more details at:

set password-storage Command