ISADMIN , WASADMIN and XMETA Passwords

[m_mani87]

Hi ,

Our server is installed by a different vendor and the account has come to us. We dont have informtions on ISADMIN,WASADMIN and XMETA passwords.
I need the same to install fixpacks . Is there anwhere i could find the password in the server files?

I do not want to reset the passwords as i am worried of the impacts of changing it.

[dsetlteam]

Request for the passwords from the previous vendor

[ray.wurlod]

Who let them depart without securely handing over the passwords?

There is no way you can find the passwords "on the server files" - even if you could, they'd be stored in an encrypted form.

I agree, demand the passwords from the previous vendors, perhaps with the threat of litigation if necessary.

Alternatively you can disable security in WAS and institute new passwords via the AppServerAdmin command.

[rkashyap]

Assuming that you have root access on the Unix server, you can view the encrypted passwords for WASADMIN and XMETA in /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/InfoSphere/config/cells/<hostname>Node01Cell/security.xml:

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<userRegistries xmi:type="security:LocalOSUserRegistry" xmi:id="LocalOSUserRegistry" serverId="wasadmin" serverPassword="PASSWORD" realm= ...

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<authDataEntries xmi:id= ... alias="ASB DB user" userId="xmeta" password="PASSWORD" description="User account to connect to the SQL database holding the ASB repository"/>

I am not sure that you will be able to use these though I will suggest ... same as previous poster's advise, either get it from the vendor or update the password.

[asorrell]

There are quite a few steps that have to be taken to set new passwords, and if you skip a step, you can easily trash your system. The procedures are all well documented and can be supplied by contacting your customer service vendor who will email / walk you through the steps.

However - I agree - get the previous vendor to give you the passwords!