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Set the SiteMinder Super User Password

The default SiteMinder administrator account is named siteminder. This account has maximum permissions. Set the password for this account so it can be used to manage the SiteMinder user interfaces and utilities until additional SiteMinder administrators can be created.

Note: The smreg utility is located at the top level of the Policy Server installation kit.

To set the super user password

1. Copy the smreg utility to policy_server_home\bin.

   policy_server_home

   Specifies the Policy Server installation path.

2. Run the following command:

   smreg -su password
   

   Important! Before running a SiteMinder utility or executable on Windows Server 2008, open the command line window with administrator permissions. Open the command line window this way, even if your account has administrator privileges.

   password

   Specifies the password for the default SiteMinder administrator.

   Limits:

   • The password must contain at least six (6) characters and cannot exceed 24 characters.
   • The password cannot include an ampersand (&) or an asterisk (*).
   • If the password contains a space, enclose the passphrase with quotation marks.

   Note: The password is not case sensitive, except when the password is stored in an Oracle policy store.

3. Delete the smreg utility from policy_server_home\bin. Deleting smreg prevents someone from changing the password without knowing the previous one.

   The password for the default SiteMinder administrator account is set.

Note: We recommend that you do not use the default super user for day–to–day operations. Use the default super user to:

• Import the default policy store objects.
• Access the FSS Administrative UI and Administrative UI for the first–time. We recommend creating another administrator with super user permissions.

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