HP UX Kerberos Data Security Software manual Changing Password to a New Randomly Generated

Administering the Kerberos Server

Manual Administration Using kadmin

command: cpw

Name of Principal: admin

Enter password: password

Re-enter password for verification: password

Principal modified

Changing Password to a New Randomly Generated

Password

The cpwrnd command changes the password of a principal to a new randomly generated password.

The general syntax for the cpwrnd command is as follows:

command: cpwrnd

For example, to change the password of the principal admin to a new randomly generated password, type kadmin at the HP-UX prompt, and specify the cpwrnd command and the principal name. Following is a sample output of the cpwrnd command:

command: cpwrnd

Name of Principal: admin

Principal modified

Deleting a Principal

To delete a principal, you must specify the delete administrative privilege in admin_acl_file.

The general syntax for deleting a principal is as follows:

command: del

For example, to delete the principal admin, type kadmin at the HP-UX prompt, and specify the del command and the principal name. Following is a sample output for the del command:

command: del

Name of Principal to delete: admin

Principal removed

The message Principal removed indicates that the principal is deleted.

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