chcifscred Command

Purpose

Changes the password for a specific server/user entry stored in the /etc/cifs_fs/cifscred file.

Syntax

chcifscred -h RemoteHost -u user [-p password]

Description

The chcifscred command takes a server and user name as input. If this input has credentials listed in /etc/cifs_fs/cifscred, the command line prompts for a password to replace the existing password. The password is stored in an encrypted format.

Flags

Item	Description
-h RemoteHost	Specifies the name of the remote host (CIFS server). This can be provided as a host name, an IP address, or as a fully qualified domain name.
-p password	Specifies the new password for the specified user on the specified remote host.
-u user	Specifies the user name whose password is changing for access to the specified host.

Exit Status

Item	Description
0	The command completed successfully.
>0	An error occurred.

Examples

To change the password stored for user1 to mount on server1, with server1 and user1 credentials already residing in /etc/cifs_fs/cifscred, enter:
```
chcifscred -h server1 -u user1 
```

Location

/usr/sbin/chcifscred

Files

Item	Description
/etc/cifs_fs/cifscred	Stores the CIFS credentials.