7.1 How to Change the Password for the Bootstrap Administrator

If you have the bootstrap administrator coming from the file system, use the following steps to change the password if you use OSP as the authentication service.

  1. Stop Tomcat. For more information, see Stopping, Starting, and Restarting Tomcat.

  2. Access the following directory in a terminal:

    • Linux: /opt/netiq/idm/apps/idgov/lib

    • Windows: C:\netiq\idm\apps\idgov\lib

  3. With Java in your path enter:

    java -jar ig-pwtool.jar%new-password-value%

    For example:

    java -jar ig-pwtool.jar Netiq123

  4. Copy the value that is returned.

  5. Navigate to the following directory:

    • Linux: /opt/netiq/idm/apps/idgov/osp

    • Windows: C:\netiq\idm\apps\idgov\osp

  6. Edit the adminsuers.txt file.

    1. In a text editor, open the file adminusers.txt.

    2. Replace the current value (which will be the second entry in the file) with the one you copied from Step 4.

    3. Save and close the file.

  7. Restart Tomcat. For more information, see Stopping, Starting, and Restarting Tomcat.