PMDF User's Guide
OpenVMS Edition


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1.6.3 Changing Your Directory Entry

With the terminal-based form, you can change your directory entry's e-mail address or password. First, locate yourself in the directory. Then press the INSERT HERE key or type CTRL/O. You will be prompted for your directory password. Be sure to supply your directory password and not your VMS account password. (Contact your directory manager if you do not know your directory password.) If the password matches that of your entry, then you can proceed to change your e-mail address, directory password, or both. You will be prompted for a new e-mail address and a new password. Simply press ENTER to either of the prompts to avoid changing the associated item. Once the requested information has been supplied, your entry will be changed.f

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f Technically speaking, the form binds itself to the LDAP server using the supplied password and the distinguished name associated with the currently selected directory entry. It then initiates a modify operation for one or both of the rfc822MailAddress or userPassword attributes of the currently selected entry. The operation will fail if the acl for the target entry does not permit such changes by the entry itself.


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