12-09-2021 04:51 AM
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12-09-2021 02:16 PM
Hi @jsivrts
If these are the accounts you are using for NBU Web services and to run most of the NetBackup services, then there is no requirement for them to have a password at all (RHEL is not Windows) - you should not be logging in as these users so there is no need for a password, and if you need to perform operations as one of these users, then you would use the "su" utility as root to change ID (e.g. '# su nbusvc'). I would also be careful that you don't have any password expiry attached to the accounts (if the account becomes locked, then I don't believe the services will start).
David
12-10-2021 06:05 AM
12-09-2021 02:16 PM
Hi @jsivrts
If these are the accounts you are using for NBU Web services and to run most of the NetBackup services, then there is no requirement for them to have a password at all (RHEL is not Windows) - you should not be logging in as these users so there is no need for a password, and if you need to perform operations as one of these users, then you would use the "su" utility as root to change ID (e.g. '# su nbusvc'). I would also be careful that you don't have any password expiry attached to the accounts (if the account becomes locked, then I don't believe the services will start).
David
12-09-2021 02:18 PM
Hi @jsivrts
And to answer your question - yes use the passwd utility, that the only safe way to change passwords in Linux.
David
12-10-2021 06:05 AM