DC Directory: Modify the Default User PIN and Password Length [Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CallManager)]

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DC Directory: Modify the Default User PIN and Password Length

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Introduction
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      Requirements
      Components Used
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Background Information
Modify the Default User PIN and Password Length
Verify
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Introduction

The default minimum length of the password and user PIN required for the DC Directory in a Cisco CallManager is five characters and five digits. This document describes how you can customize the minimum length of the password and user PIN.

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

Components Used

This document was created using Cisco CallManager 4.0.

The information in this document is relevant to Cisco CallManager 3.3 and 4.0.

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Conventions

Refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

Background Information

The default length of the password in the global directory is a minimum of five characters and a maximum of twenty characters.

The user PIN requires a minimum of five digits.

Modify the Default User PIN and Password Length

Complete these steps to change the password and PIN length for DC Directory:

Select Start > Programs > DC Directory Administrator (do not select DC Directory Administration).
Use the Default Profile and click Next.

The user name should be Directory Manager. Choose a password (the default password is ciscocisco). Click Finish to login. Refer to How to Change the DC Directory Password if you want to change the DC Directory Manager password.
Select Directory > cisco.com > CCN and double-click System Profile.
Choose the CCM Configuration tab and click Modify.

This allows you to change the password and user PIN minimum length value. The value field is grayed out until you click Modify.

Select Start > Programs> Administrative Tools > Services, choose World Wide Web Publishing Service, and click Restart Service to make the new password length be in effect.

Verify

Change the password or PIN with the minimum length based on the changes you made in order to verify this procedure. Logon to the Cisco CallManager Administrator page and select a user and change the length of the password. Verify if Cisco CallManager accepts the changes with the minimum password or user PIN length.

You can search for any user from the Cisco CallManager Administration page and modify the password length and user PIN length.

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