11.7 Updating Passwords in ArkManager

The administrator passwords for Novell eDirectory™ and MySQL are initially stored in the sys:\arkManager\arkConfig.xml file in clear text. The first time you run ArkManager, it reads the password, encrypts it, then stores the encrypted password in a local store. It removes the password from the arkConfig.xml file, then saves the file. Meanwhile, the arkConfig.xml file is protected from unauthorized access by the file system trustees and trustee rights that apply to the sys:\arkManager directory and the arkConfig.xml file itself. For information about the Novell trustee model for secure access, see Directory and File Attributes for NSS Volumes or NetWare Traditional Volumes in the OES 2: File Systems Management Guide.

ArkManager refers to the encrypted passwords in the local store whenever you use the arkstart command. If you change the administrator user’s password on the network or the root user’s password for MySQL, you must also update the related passwords that arkManager uses when it starts. ArkManager cannot restart until you pass it the new passwords.