TMS Configuration Template For CE 8.3.0 - Custom Configuration-Changing Passphrase.

[avijeet_ray]

Hello,

Greetings!

TMS Version : 15.3.0

DX80 Version: CE 8.3.0

I am trying a change the passphrase of endpoints running on CE 8.3.0, using custom configuration template for the following command:

xCommand UserManagement User Passphrase Change NewPassphrase: <NewPassphrase> OldPassphrase: <OldPassphrase>

What is the Configuration Script I need to use.

Will appreciate any help in this regards.

Thank you. :)

[Patrick Sparkman]

If you're referring to the endpoint's admin password, use the setting "Password" with System Type: Other type.  This is covered in the Configuration Templates section of the TMS 15.3 Admin Guide on pg 147.

Setting a password

To set a password on a system using a configuration template, the correct setting is Password for System Type: Other Type. The setting Admin Password for System Type: Other Type applies only to legacy endpoints.

Use the configuration template to set password for CE, TC and TE systems. Follow the same procedure as TC/ TE systems to set a new password for CE software endpoints.

If you're changing the password for an account that isn't the built-in admin account, you'll need to use the setting "Custom Command", and the command must be formatted as an XML string, see pg 31 of the admin guide, as well as Custom Commands for Endpoint Configuration Templates in TMS.

[avijeet_ray]

Hi Patrick,

Appreciate your quick response.

The above process does work for TC Software Code, however it does not work with CE Code.

In CE code the password change command is very different from TC Codec:

xCommand UserManagement User Passphrase Change NewPassphrase: <NewPassphrase> OldPassphrase: <OldPassphrase>

Custom Commands for Endpoint Configuration Templates in TMS. This link is an old one published Feb 19, 2014 does not work with CE Code.

Do you have a newer Guide for Configuration template for CE code.

Thanks.

[Patrick Sparkman]

There is no updated guide for CE software, however that guide still applies whether it be TC or CE software.  You'll need to generate the XML string just like the "Create Multi-Part Command Strings" example.

The "Change" command will change the password for whatever account TMS is using to login to and manage the endpoint, however this will not automatically change the password within TMS so it can continue to manage the endpoint.  For this you should use the Password setting mentioned earlier within the configuration template.

<Command>
 <UserManagement>
  <User>
   <Passphrase>
    <Change>
     <NewPassphrase></NewPassphrase>
     <OldPassphrase></OldPassphrase>
    </Change>
   </Passphrase>
  </User>
 </UserManagement>
</Command>

The "Set" command will change the password for whatever use you specify in the XML string.

<Command>
 <UserManagement>
  <User>
   <Passphrase>
    <Set>
     <Username></Username>
     <NewPassphrase></NewPassphrase>
     <YourPassphrase></YourPassphrase>
    </Set>
   </Passphrase>
  </User>
 </UserManagement>
</Command>

Refer to the DX70/80 CE8.3 API Guide on what exactly each of these commands do and what each value within the command should represent.