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Passwords on OS400

The Password Synchronization agent lets password changes, made on the OS/400 endpoint system, be propagated to your other accounts managed by CA IdentityMinder. The Password Synchronization agent works as follows:

1. Install and execute the agent on the OS/400 endpoint system

   As part of the installation, the program is registered with the OS/400 system so that when users change their passwords, the agent sends the password changes on to the Provisioning Server.

2. The Provisioning Server propagates the password change to the associated accounts.

   Password changes initiated from the Change Password command (CHGPWD) or Change Password (QSYCHGPW) API are received by the agent.

3. The agent logs operation success or failure to a log file located in PWDSYNCH/LOG.

The Password Synchronization agent is supported on the following platforms:

• OS400 V5R2
• OS400 V5R3
• OS400 V5R4

To install the Password Synchronization Agent

1. Locate the Provisioning Component installation media.
2. Run the Password Sync Agent installer or OS/400 under \Agent
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

   Note: The installation instructions in the Endpoint Agent Software link are included in the following sections.