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ODSEE - Unable to Unlock Accounts after Lockout Due to Password Failures (Doc ID 1357388.1)

Last updated on APRIL 27, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition - Version 5.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal


On Directory server versions 6+, how can administrators manually unlock accounts that have been locked by too many failed login attempts?


Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 - To Verify the Account is Locked for versions 5+ and 6+ (including 11g) -
 - To Manually Unlock an Account on Directory server versions 6+ (including 11g) -
 Solution 1 (for versions 6+ including 11g) - Change the user password with a different password
 Solution 2 (for versions 6+ including 11g) - Using the DS_ADMIN account, change the user password with the same password
 - To Manually Unlock an Account on Directory Server version 5+ -

 

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