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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide


Changing Your Password

Your administrator can require you to use a password to connect to the server. Tivoli Storage Manager prompts you for the password if one is required. Contact your administrator if you do not know your password.

If you are using passwords, you should change them regularly to restrict access to your data.

To change your password from the GUI:

  1. From the main window, open the Utilities menu and select Change password.
  2. Enter your current and new passwords, and enter your new password again in the Verify password field.
  3. Click Change.

To change your password from the command line, enter:

   dsmc set password

Then, enter your old and new passwords.

A Tivoli Storage Manager password can be up to 63 characters. Valid characters are:

Character Description
A-Z Any letter; A through Z, upper or lower case
0-9 Any number; 0 through 9
+ Plus
. Period
_ Underscore
- Hyphen
& Ampersand

A password is not case sensitive. See Password for additional password information.

The following are additional password information sources:


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