Setting Up The Remote Management Password Using Zenworks Adaptive Agent; Clearing The Remote Management Password Using Zenworks Control Center; Clearing The Remote Management Password Using Zenworks Adaptive Agent - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - REMOTE MANAGEMENT REFERENCE 10.3 Management Manual

2.5.2 Setting Up the Remote Management Password Using
ZENworks Adaptive Agent
The user at the managed device can set a password for the Remote Management service if the Allow
user to override default password on the managed device option is enabled in the Remote
Management policy effective on the managed device. This password has precedence over the
password set in the Remote Management policy.
To set a password on the managed device:
1 Double-click the ZENworks Adaptive Agent icon to display the ZENworks Adaptive Agent
window.
2 In the left pane, navigate to Remote Management, then click Security.
3 In the right pane, click Set Password to set the following passwords:
ZENworks password (Recommended): Used in ZENworks authentication. It can be up
to 255 characters long.
VNC password: Used in VNC authentication for interoperability with open source VNC
viewers. It can be up to 8 characters long.
4 Click OK.
2.5.3 Clearing the Remote Management Password Using
ZENworks Control Center
To clear the Remote Management password set using the policy:
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Policies.
2 Click the Remote Management policy, then click the Settings tab.
3 In the Security Settings panel, select Clear Password then click Apply.
4 Increment the version of this policy in the Summary page or in the Common Tasks to update
the changes in the policy on the managed device.
To clear the Remote Management password set by the managed device user:
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Policies.
2 Click the Remote Management policy, then click the Settings tab.
3 In the Security Settings panel, deselect the Allow User to Override Default Passwords on
Managed Device option, then click Apply.
4 Increment the version of this policy in the Summary page or in the Common Tasks to update
the changes in the policy on the managed device.
2.5.4 Clearing the Remote Management Password Using
ZENworks Adaptive Agent
The user at the managed device can reset the Remote Management password set earlier by him or
her.
1 Double-click the ZENworks Adaptive Agent icon to display the ZENworks Adaptive Agent
window.
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