14.12 Using the Administrative Commands

Self Service Password Reset appliance does not allow you full access to the command line of the operating system. There are some administrative tasks that you perform from the command line. You can perform these administrative tasks by issuing the administrative commands. Here are different administrative commands you can perform.

Lock and unlock configuration

If you are using an LDAP directory to store the user accounts, and you cannot login to the LDAP directory, you can use the lock and unlock configuration options to allow you access the Self Service Password Reset Configuration Editor without authenticating to the LDAP directory. For more information, see Configuring Locked and Unlocked Modes.

Delete configuration

If the Self Service Password Reset configuration become corrupted, this option allows you to delete the configuration file. If you delete the configuration file, the appliance is set back to the default configuration. It is important to ensure that you create a backup of the configuration file anytime you make configuration changes in Self Service Password Reset. If you have a backup configuration file, you can import the file to restore the appliance. For more information, see Backing Up Configuration Information.

Reset HTTPS settings

Use this option to reset the HTTPS settings to the default values. You would use this option if your certificates expired.

Show version

Use this option to display the version of the appliance.