ag_change_password parameters

The following table describes the parameters in the ag_change_password utility:

Parameter

Description

-application_type

The type of Application Add-on installed on this agent. Valid values are:

  • CLOUD – Control-M for Cloud
  • DATABASE – Control-M/EM database
  • ETL_INFA – Control-M for Informatica
  • FILE_TRANS – Control-M for Advanced File Transfer
  • PS8 – Control-M for PeopleSoft
  • SAP (Only from 7.0.00) – Control-M for SAP
  • SAP_BO – Control-M for SAP Business Objects
  • ORACLE_BI: Control-M for Oracle Business Intelligence
  • BACKUP: Control-M for Backup
  • DATASTAGE: Control-M for Datastage
  • JAVA MSG WS: Control-M for Web Services, Java and Messaging

-account

The Application Add-on changes the password in the connection_profile_name connection profile. Optional.

If no account is specified, all accounts are checked. The * wildcard is supported. See the note below this table.

-host

Match an account where host field is applicable. This parameter is relevant only when -application FILE_TRANS is specified. Optional.

The * wildcard is supported. See the note below this table.

-user

User account name.

The * wildcard is supported. See the note below this table.

When the value for the -application parameter is CLOUD and the application is Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), then use Amazon Access Key instead of the user name.

-old_password

User password.

-new_password

New user password.

-agent

(Windows only) Name of the Control-M/Agent. If not specified, the default agent is used. Optional.

Wildcards must be enclosed with single quotations (' ') or with double quotations " " according to the requirements of the UNIX shell in which the ag_change_password utility is activated.

Parent Topic

Control-M/Agent utilities