How do I change the user account passwords for the usagemeter and the umauditor user accounts

You can change the usagemeter and umauditor user account passwords due to security restrictions or other reasons.

Important: Passwords for your usagemeter and umauditor user accounts expire after 90 days. To change the expiration parameters for the root, usagemeter, and umauditor user accounts, see How do I change the password expiration parameters for the vCloud Usage Meter user accounts.

Prerequisites

You can log in to the vCloud Usage Meter console as root.

Procedure

1. Log in to the virtual machine console as root.
2. To change the usagemeter or umauditor user account passwords, run the passwd user-account command.

   passwd user-account

3. To confirm the change, enter a new password, then reenter the same password to verify it.
   Note: The passwords for all user accounts must meet the following requirements.

   • Passwords must be at least eight characters long.
   • Passwords must contain at least one uppercase letter.
   • Passwords must contain at least one lowercase letter.
   • Passwords must contain at least one numeral from 0 through 9.
   • Passwords must contain at least one special character.
   • Passwords must contain at least four different characters in comparison to the old password.
   • Passwords must be different from the last five passwords.
   • Passwords must verified against the existing password dictionary list. For information, see How do I verify the password strength compliance.
4. Log out from the virtual machine console.
5. (Optional) To update the user account password for the current user account, run the passwd command.
   passwd
   Enter a new password, then reenter the same password to verify it.

   Note: The passwords for all user accounts must meet the following requirements.

   • Passwords must be at least eight characters long.
   • Passwords must contain at least one uppercase letter.
   • Passwords must contain at least one lowercase letter.
   • Passwords must contain at least one numeral from 0 through 9.
   • Passwords must contain at least one special character.
   • Passwords must contain at least four different characters in comparison to the old password.
   • Passwords must be different from the last five passwords.
   • Passwords must verified against the existing password dictionary list. For information, see How do I verify the password strength compliance.

Results

You successfully changed the user account password for the vCloud Usage Meter user account.