Reset SDM Password

UNIX / Linux Operating System

1. Login to UNIX / Linux operating system. First, we need to stop the SDM.

# /usr/sap/[SID]/[INSTANCE]/SDM/program/sh StopServer.sh

2. Change the SDM to standalone mode.

# /usr/sap/[SID]/[INSTANCE]/SDM/program/sdm.sh jstartup mode=standalone

3. Change the SDM password.

# /usr/sap/[SID]/[INSTANCE]/SDM/program/sdm.sh changepassword sdmhome=/usr/sap/[SID]/[INSTANCE]/SDM/program newpassword=[NEW-PASSWORD]

4. Change the SDM to integrated mode.

# /usr/sap/[SID]/[INSTANCE]/SDM/program/sdm.sh jstartup mode=integrated

5. Start the SDM.

# /usr/sap/[SID]/[INSTANCE]/SDM/program/sh StartServer.sh

Windows Operating System

1. Open the command prompt and go to the portal installed location. In this example, we are to use the C:\ drive. Go to SDM directory

C:\usr\sap\[SID]\[INSTANCE]\SDM\program

2. Change the SDM to standalone.

sdm jstartup "sdmhome=C:\usr\sap\[SID]\[INSTANCE]\SDM\program" "mode=standalone"

4. Change the SDM password.

sdm changepassword "sdmhome=C:\usr\sap\[SID]\[INSTANCE]\SDM\program" "newpassword=[NEW-PASSWORD]"

5. Change SDM to integrated mode.

sdm jstartup "sdmhome=C:\usr\sap\[sid]\[INSTANCE]\SDM\program" "mode=integrated"

6. Start SDM

StartServer.bat

Post Processing (UNIX, Linux & Windows)

1. Start the Config Tool.

(Execute [SAPj2eeEngine_install_dir] \configtool\configtool.bat.)


2. Select the secure store node. The configuration for the secure storage in the file system appears.

3. Select the admin/password/<SID> entry.

4. Enter the administrator user’s new password in the “Value” field and choose “Add”.

5. Choose “File” –> “Apply” to save the data.

Note: Contrary to the message that appears, you do not need to restart the server or cluster for this change to take effect.

6. Finally restart SDM server.

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