MI: Initialize the Client Passwort

[Former Member]

Hello MI-Experts,

is there any possibility to initialize the MI-Client Logon Passwort?

I know how to reinitialize the whole client from Joe's excellent Weblog.

But is their any possibily to reset only the client password,when the user has forgotten it?

Regards

Frank Brackmann

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hello frank,

please see my blog for the solution.

/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/12/19/how-to-reset-mi-client-logon-password

regards

jo

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Jo,hello Rahul,

thanks a lot for help.

Jo,i tried your "non-offical" solution and it works!

Joe,could you please post a thread in the MI-Forum when you create a new blog. For example the "New-Weblog thread" from the BSP-Forum:

So Forum-people can watch this thread and get an (email-)info if there is a new MI-Blog.

Regards and thanks.

Franks

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hello frank,

>Joe,could you please post a thread in the MI-Forum

>when you create a new blog.

thanks frank. ill do that. i have a series of how to

related to MI which i wanna share as well...

regards

jo

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jo & Frank,

I not able to open the link to the Jo's weblog about reinitializing client password and also not to find the weblog. Could you pls help me with the same?

Regards,

Rahul

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hello rahul,

i had remove this article from the public's view as

it serves as a security hole which could be abused.

the password reset option seems to be working now with

SP15, so I suggest that we should use the standard way.

regards

jo

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jo,

I understand your concerns. However, I am on SP14 and it is very critical to get the password.

I will make sure it is not abused. Since it is not possible to make the blog availabe publicly, kindly mail it to me at rahulgavande@yahoo.com

Regards,

Rahul

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jo,

Can you pls tell me on which patch of SP15 does the reset client passowrd option works. I have patch00 at it is not working for this too.

Also, is the way of resetting the password differrent with SP15 than what we have in SP14? I am asking this b'coz I currently only have SP14 Installation guide. If so, can you pls provide me with the steps for doing the same.

And, I was unable to reset the password with the unofficial way.

Regards,

Rahul

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hello rahul,

i haven't tried the official way yet.

>And, I was unable to reset the password with the

>unofficial way.

with sp15? i used sp14 during the time of writing the

article. will check it out.

regards

jo

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jo,

Your unofficial method for SP14 has worked. But the official method for SP15 is not.

Regards,

Rahul

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jo,

The official method is working in both SP14 & SP15. However, the parameter given in SP14 Installation guide is incorrect.

Paramter given in the installation guide is

MobileEngine.Security.ResetLocalLogonPasswordSupport=true/false.

The correct parameter is

MobileEngine.Security.ResetLocalLogonPassword=true/false.

There is no need to put 'Support' at the end.

Thanks for your help!!!

Regards,

Rahul

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Rahul,

Thanks for the update. I wasn't able to update you

yesterday about this as as I was out the whole day.

I was able to confirm this with the developer, and the

parameter is wrong in the docs as what you described.

I will give feedback to the information developer to

make proper corrections on the documents.

Regards

Jo

[Former Member]

Hi Frank,

In order to allow the user to reset his password follow this procedure:

1. Open the file MobileEngine.config in the directory <SAP MI installation directory>\settings in an editor.

2. Add the following parameters:

MobileEngine.Security.ResetLocalLogonPasswordSupport=true.

3. Save your entries.

Result

The user logon screen contains the pushbutton Reset Password. If the user has forgotten his or her logon password, he or she can log on to the server using the synchronization password and enter a new logon password without having to specify the old one.

If this does not work for you, the client must be completely reinstalled.

Regards,

Rahul

If this helps, don't forget to assign me points.

[Former Member]

Hello Rahul,

this sounds good and could be a solution for my problem. Thanks.I have edited the config file and restarted the client(SP14) but in my case there is no "Reset"-Button. Do you know if this way is still supported for SP14 Clients?

Regards

Frank

Message was edited by: Frank Brackmann

[Former Member]

Hi Frank,

The solution which I have provided to you is mentioned in the SP14 installation guide. So it has to work if yu have SP14 MI Clients.

Regards,

Rahul

[Former Member]

Hi Frank,

I tried it and did't work for me also. It is mentioned on Pg 51 of MI Installation guide and thats why I suggested it to you.

If you find some other solution, kindly let me know.

Regards,

Rahul