Update the password that you want at will, not random, via PAM's password management

Products

• CA Privileged Access Manager - Cloakware Password Authority (PA)
• CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM)

Issue/Introduction

The customer is understanding that a random password will be generated and it will be updated when he changes the password from PAM. He would like to know if there is the way to set a specific password of a specific account, not random password.

As the background of this question, when the password is changed to a random password, when a problem occurs, the situation will occur that no one login the target server. So, he would like to remain a specific account with the fixed password, and he would like to periodically change the password of the account at will. 

Is it possible for PAM to change the password we want, not automatically generation, to the target account?

Environment

CA Privileged Access Manager 3.1.1

Resolution

Here is the steps to change the password to the password you want at will, not automatically generation.

1. Credential >> Manage Targets >> Scheduled Job
2. Click Add button
3. Click Account Detail tab.
4. Select 'No' with the 'Generate Password'. It will show up the 'Password' and 'Confirm Password' fields.

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5. Set the password you want there. And click OK. The password will be changed when the schedule job is run.