Change default password admin OWSM: Oracle Web Service Manager (10.1.3.3):

There is no GUI availible to change passwords of the Oracle Web Service Manager
Change the file manageUserGroups.properties first make a copy:

cd $ORACLE_HOME/owsm/bin
cp manageUserGroups.properties manageUserGroups.properties.org
vi manageUserGroups.properties

Contents of the file:

#============== Recommendation =======================
#Since all passwords property values, db_password, user_password
#are in clear text, for security reason, we recommend those values
#be deleted right after the use of command-line user/group management
#tool (manageusergroups.xml) and not be kept in this file.

#============== Provide your Database Connection Properties below
# Sample DB Connection Values
#db_url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@//{HOSTNAME_DATABASE}:{PORT}/{ORACLE_SID}
#db_driver=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
#db_user=ORAWSM
#db_password=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

db_url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@//{HOSTNAME_DATABASE}:{PORT}/{ORACLE_SID}
db_driver=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
db_user=ORAWSM
db_password=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

#============== User Parameters
# Sample User Values
#user_id=ctang
#user_name=Administrator
#user_password=mypasswrod
#user_email=admin@admin.com

#user_id=
#user_name=
#user_password=
#user_email=

user_id=admin
user_name=admin user
user_password={PASSWORD}
user_email=wsmadmin@xxxx.xxx

group_id=su1-grp
group_desc=super user group

#============== Group Parameters
# Sample Group Values
#group_id=IT-INFR
#group_desc=IT Infrastructure

#group_id=
#group_desc=

Change the {PASSWORD} value with the new password.

Remove the old admin user and the group to which the user belongs

cd $ORACLE_HOME/owsm/bin
./wsmadmin.sh manageUserGroups deleteUserGroup

Output:

Buildfile: $ORACLE_HOME/owsm/bin/../scripts/manageusergroups.xml
set-classpath-oracle:
     [echo] Setting Oracle Classpath

manage-del-user-group:
     [java] SUCCESS : Mapping between user "admin" and Group "su1-grp" successfully deleted from database.

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second

Delete the user:

./wsmadmin.sh manageUserGroups deleteUser

Output:

Buildfile: $ORACLE_HOME/owsm/bin/../scripts/manageusergroups.xml

set-classpath-oracle:
     [echo] Setting Oracle Classpath

manage-del-user:
     [java] SUCCESS : User "admin" successfully deleted from database.

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second

Create new user:

cd $ORACLE_HOME/owsm/bin
./wsmadmin.sh manageUserGroups addUser

Output:

Buildfile: $ORACLE_HOME/owsm/bin/../scripts/manageusergroups.xml

set-classpath-oracle:
     [echo] Setting Oracle Classpath

manage-add-user:
     [java] SUCCESS : User "admin" successfully added into database.

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second

Create an usergroup and add the admin user to this group.

./wsmadmin.sh manageUserGroups addUserGroup

Output:

Buildfile: $ORACLE_HOME/owsm/bin/../scripts/manageusergroups.xml

set-classpath-oracle:
     [echo] Setting Oracle Classpath

manage-add-user-group:
     [java] SUCCESS : Mapping between user "admin" and group "su1-grp" successfully added into the database.

BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second

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