2.6 Changing Experience Manager Monitor Passwords

Changing the password for a monitor is a multi-step process that also requires updating the password in Operations Center console so the monitor can be managed.

To change the monitor password:

  1. Stop the Experience Manager monitor.

    For instructions, see Section 4.5.1, Stopping a Monitor and the Daemon.

  2. Do the following to run the change password script:

    1. From the command prompt, navigate to the /OperationsCenter_ExperienceManager_install_path/bin directory for the Experience Manager Monitor installation directory and enter the following command:

      changepassword.bat
      
    2. Type the current and new passwords as prompted. A password change notification displays:

      Password set in /OperationsCenter_ExperienceManager_install_path/config/monitor.properties Password has been reset. Please restart monitor.
      
  3. Restart the monitor to update the password change.

    For instructions, see Section 4.5.2, Starting/Restarting a Monitor and the Daemon.

  4. Do the following to update the password in the Operations Center console:

    1. In the Operations Center Explorer pane, right-click the monitor name, then click Monitor Configuration > Admin > Change Password.

    2. Type the old password and the new password.

  5. Manage the Experience Manager monitor.

    For instructions, see Section 4.4, Managing Experience Manager Monitors.