Change password of an entry using the IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 administrator pages

Use this topic to change or set entry passwords.

To change or set the password of an entry using the IBM® Telephone Directory V5.2 administrator pages, perform the following steps:
  1. Access the IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 administrator pages by entering the following URL in your Web browser: 
    http://your.server.name:port/ibm-bizApps/welcome/admin.do

    where your.server.name is the name of the server where IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 is installed and port is the port number that was specified during installation.

  2. Click IBM Telephone Directory.
  3. Click the Directory Management tab.
  4. In the Search for field, specify your search criteria.
  5. In the entry, click Update Entry.
  6. Click Change Password.
  7. Change or set the password, and click Submit.
Parent topic: Administer IBM Telephone Directory V5.2

Setting passwords

When you (the administrator) set the password for an entry that does not currently have a password, you only have to provide the new password and the confirm password. You do not need to provide the current password (because there isn't one). The IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 application uses your credentials (the user ID and password you specify to log in) to set the entry's new password. If you are not authorized to set the password field for the entry, this operation fails.

Changing passwords

When you (the administrator) change the password for an entry that already has a password, you do not need to provide the current password even if the entry already has a password set. You only have to provide the new password and the confirm password. The IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 application uses your credentials to set the entry's password. If you are not authorized to set the password field for the entry, this operation fails.

Note: Authority settings are defined and controlled by directory server Access Control Lists (ACLs), not by the IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 application.