Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual page 277

Password Storage Locations
Table I-7
Associated Service Where the Password Is Stored Locally
Archive and The service-specific password is stored
Versioning in CASA.
CIFS If the service-specific proxy user is
used, the password is stored in either
CASA or in an encrypted file,
depending on the configuration option
specified during service installation.
Common Proxy This password is stored in CASA.
User
DHCP If the service-specific proxy user is
used, the service-specific password is
stored in CASA if it is available. If
CASA is not available, it is stored in the
/etc/dhcpd.conf
DNS If the service-specific proxy user is
used, the service-specific password is
stored in CASA if it is available. If
CASA is not available, it is stored in an
encrypted file.
iFolder 3 If the service-specific proxy user is
used, the service-specific password is
stored in the iFolder store with PKI
cryptography.
Linux User If the service-specific proxy user is
Management used, the service-specific is stored in
CASA.
NetStorage If the service-specific proxy user is
used, the service-specific password is
stored in the XTier registry.
NSS
Samba (Novell) The service-specific password is stored
in Samba.
IMPORTANT: Although the YaST based install can sometimes be used successfully to reconfigure
some OES services, Novell neither recommends nor supports that practice.
Avoid Password Expiration Problems
Many organizations require that all network users have password policies to enforce regular
password expiration and change.
How the Password Can Be Reset
You must use the script provided by
Archive and Versioning Services to change
the password on the server.
You can use iManager to reset the
password in CASA or in the encrypted file,
or the CASAcli tool if it is stored in CASA.
We recommend that you only use the
change_proxy_pwd.sh script to manage
Common Proxy User passwords.
If the password is stored in CASA, you can
set it using the CASAcli tool. If not, edit the
/etc/dhcpd.conf
file.
It can be changed either from a terminal
prompt using the iFolder command line
utilities or through the iFolder Admin
Console.
This can be changed in iManager through
the Linux User Management plug-in.
This can be changed in iManager through
the NetStorage plug-in.
This password is system-generated at
install time and cannot be reset.
You can change the password by using the
smbpasswd
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file.
command.