SDM Password Change

[Former Member]

I was trying to change the password with the following command:

sdm changepassword "newpassword=mynewpass"

and I get the following error:

Starting SDM - Software Deployment Manager...

tc/SL/SDM/SDM/sap.com/SAP AG/6.4009.00.0000.20041026131936.0000

Initializing Network Manager (50017)

Checking if another SDM is running on port 50018

Could not start SDM - another Server may be running already.

Exiting ....

ERROR: Another SDM is running already for this SDM_HOME directory. Exiting.

Processing error. Return code: 4

I stop the server and run the same command and get the following error:

Starting SDM - Software Deployment Manager...

tc/SL/SDM/SDM/sap.com/SAP AG/6.4009.00.0000.20041026131936.0000

Initializing Network Manager (50017)

Checking if another SDM is running on port 50018

SDM is integrated in JStartupFramework. No repository changing commands are possible.

Processing error. Return code: 4

Any ideas?

[Former Member]

Thanks. I don't know if I followed you steps 100%, but figured it out non-the-less.

Thanks,

[former_member185954]

Check not number 756084, it gives solutions to common problems that occuring during patch application using SDM.

Regards,

Siddhesh

[Former Member]

Siddesh,

I'm assuming that you meant "note". If so, can you tell me how to go about checking notes? I'm fairly new to SAP so I don't know where that kind of information is available.

Thanks!

David

[Former Member]

Well, I found out somewhere else how to look at SAP notes. Putting the link here just in case another newbie looks at this post and wonders like I did.

Notes can be reviewed at http://service.sap.com/notes.

David

[former_member185954]

Hi David,

I forgot to check your thread, yes you are correct what i meant is the SAP Correction notes available on the link http://service.sap.com/notes

This is where SAP puts up its corrections to SAP software and provides solutions to known issues.

Did the note solve the problem.

Regards,

Siddhesh

[Former Member]

Open your server console with mmc.

Stop your server instance.

Call this command

sdm jstartup "mode=standalone"

start sdm

change your password

restore to mode integrated with

sdm jstartup "mode=integrated"

A better alternative

launch the remotegui.bat tool to connect to the sdm

login

call repository > change SDM Password.

Good Luck

[Former Member]

Tomas,

Maybe I'm missing something here but if you don't know the current password I don't think your suggestion will work.

I just tried the remotegui suggestion and it asks me for the password. Obviously, I'm stuck there because I don't know the old password.

I haven't tried your other option yet but I'd think that's going to ask me for the password too.

Thanks.

David