Update Linux System Account Password After Expiration

How to Put the System in Maintenance Mode

Important: Before updating the system account password in a Linux system, it is important to put it in Maintenance Mode.

1. Navigate to the Linux System where the system account password change is to be performed.

Figure 1: Sample Linux Systems Registered in IT-Conductor

2. Click on the "Tux" icon to the left of the system hostname/IP.

Additional Information: Tux is the name of the penguin character that was created to officially become the Linux kernel brand.

Figure 2: Sample Tux Icons for Linux Systems Registered in IT-Conductor

3. Click on the Maintenance On option to put the Linux system in Maintenance Mode.

Figure 3: Maintenance On Option for Linux Systems Registered in IT-Conductor

Note: If the Linux system is not in Maintenance Mode, the gateway will continuously attempt to log in using the old password. This will lock the system account before the new password is passed on to the gateway. As a best practice, always ensure the maintenance mode has taken effect prior to changing the password.

How to Update Linux System Account Password After Expiration

The following steps are required to successfully update the Linux system account password after the password has expired.

1. Click on the hostname or IP address to further expand the GUI display of the Linux system and click on the Accounts settings.

Figure 4: Accounts Settings for Linux Systems Registered in IT-Conductor

1. You will be redirected to the window as shown below. Click on the Account Name that you want to update.

Figure 5: Sample System Account for Linux Systems Registered in IT-Conductor

1. You will be further redirected to the window as shown below. Click on the "SSH" or "SSH2" tab and update your password accordingly.

Figure 6: Enter Password for System Account for Linux Systems

1. After the new password has been saved, take the Linux system out of maintenance mode by following the same process as described above.

Note:

• Putting the Linux system in Maintenance Mode is the best way to update a system account password that has expired because it always clears the specific app cache. Whereas a gateway rehash clears everything (i.e., all applications and all class/object caches)

• The customer can only perform the maintenance mode method. However, should there still be an issue, ITC Support will need to perform the gateway rehash to do a force for all.