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Reset SVM unix-user root password.

Kirktrix
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Is there a way to change the SVM unix-user root password using CLI? I tried logging in on the SVM using root but access was limited and passwd not working. Any info or command to use?

 

Thanks.

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DarrenJ
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It is not possible to change this password. You can view this list of users from the CLI with 

 

>> vserver services name-service unix-user show

 

There is no modify or password reset functionality here though, see below link for full command list. 

 

https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/topic/com.netapp.doc.dot-cm-cmpr-991/TOC__vserver__services__name-service__unix-user.html

 

You can however try to delete and recreate the user and that might clear the old password warning from whatever reporting software they are using. This might incur a data access issue so I would advise doing this in a maintenance window, but should be a quick toggle.

 

Otherwise they will just need to acknowledge it and let it slide, policy permitting. 

 

 

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AlexDawson
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Instructions vary by ONTAP version - which are you using? But in 9.7 and later, per https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-sm-classic/online-help-96-97/task_delegating_administration_to_svm_administrators.html

 

Steps
  1. In the Administrator Details section, set up a password for the vsadmin user account.

Hope this helps!

Kirktrix
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Thanks for the reply, But I am referring to the local Unix user (root) under User and Groups.unix.PNG

parisi
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You don't log in with those users. You log in using SVM accounts as per this:

 

https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-sm-classic/online-help-96-97/task_adding_svm_user_accounts.html

Kirktrix
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Yes, but our IT security team detected that those users still have an Old password. That's why we need to reset it. Thanks.

 

tahmad
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How did your IT guy detected password for those users @Kirktrix ? Are you referring to :

https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1636037/html/GUID-9209C865-7E4A-4557-AE09-C667BC03D63A.html 

DarrenJ
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It is not possible to change this password. You can view this list of users from the CLI with 

 

>> vserver services name-service unix-user show

 

There is no modify or password reset functionality here though, see below link for full command list. 

 

https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/topic/com.netapp.doc.dot-cm-cmpr-991/TOC__vserver__services__name-service__unix-user.html

 

You can however try to delete and recreate the user and that might clear the old password warning from whatever reporting software they are using. This might incur a data access issue so I would advise doing this in a maintenance window, but should be a quick toggle.

 

Otherwise they will just need to acknowledge it and let it slide, policy permitting. 

 

 

Mjizzini
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There is no password for the internal unix-users.  Netapp  even discards the value of the password field when you import users from a uniform resource identifier (URI) .

 

Configure local UNIX users and groups

 

 

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