Tms Agent Passwords; Tms Agent Ldap And Replication Accounts; Vcss Managed By Tms; Vcss Not Managed By Tms - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

TMS Agent passwords

This section contains instructions for changing passwords when provisioning is running in TMS Agent
legacy mode, or when the TMS Agent is being used to store FindMe data. It does not apply when TMS
Provisioning Extension mode is in use or when FindMe data is being stored in the local database.

TMS Agent LDAP and replication accounts

The TMS Agent is accessed via two accounts: one for connecting via LDAP into the TMS Agent database,
and one for managing the replication of the TMS Agent database. These accounts have a username of
cn=Directory Manager and a default password of TANDBERG (all upper case). For security reasons you
must change these accounts' passwords from their default values as soon as possible. You will receive an
alarm on the VCS web UI and the CLI if either account has the default password configured.
Note: these accounts are only used by the internal processes running on the VCS and TMS. System
administrators must not use these accounts.

VCSs managed by TMS

If your VCS uses TMS as an external manager, you must use TMS to change the passwords on these
accounts. This ensures that the VCS and TMS keep in sync with each other. If your VCS is part of a cluster,
TMS will replicate the modified password across all peers.
To change the TMS Agent LDAP account password from within TMS:
1. Go to Administrative Tools > Configuration > TMS Agent
2. Enter the new LDAP Configuration Password.
3. Click Save.
To change the TMS Agent replication account password from within TMS:
1. Go to Administrative Tools > Configuration > TMS Agent
2. Enter the new LDAP Replication Password.
3. Click Save.
These instructions are for TMS version 12.5. See the TMS documentation for later releases.

VCSs not managed by TMS

If your VCS is not managed by TMS, you have to change these passwords by logging into the VCS as the
root user (by default you can only do this using a serial connection or SSH).
To change the password for the TMS Agent LDAP account:
1. From the CLI, logged in as root, type tmsagent_ldap_passwd.
You are asked for the new password.
2. Enter the new password and, when prompted, retype the password.
3. Type exit to log out of the root account.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.1)
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