vcsencrypt - generate encrypted passwords for use in VCS configurations

vcsencrypt -vcs

vcsencrypt -agent

vcsencrypt -agent -secinfo

vcsencrypt -gensecinfo [-force]

vcsencrypt [-help]

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The vcsencrypt command can be used to generate encrypted passwords. The utility prompts the user to enter a password and returns an encrypted password to the user. Encrypted passwords can be used when editing the VCS configuration file main.cf to add VCS users, or when configuring agents that required user password information.

-vcs	Prompts for VCS user password and returns the password in an encrypted form that can be entered manually in the main.cf file. This option need not be used when adding users through the command line or via Cluster Manager.
-agent	Prompts for user password and returns password in encrypted form. The encrypted password can be entered manually in the main.cf file as a value for a given resource’s password attribute. The encrypted password can also be dynamically entered as an attribute value from the command line when modifying resource attributes.
-gensecinfo [-force]
	Prompts for user password, creates a security key, and generates SecInfo to store the security key. The security key must be encrypted using the -agent -secinfo command. The -force command overwrites the secure password that you created earlier. If you change the security key using the -force option, make sure you reencrypt all the passwords that you created using the new security key. See Veritas Cluster Server User’s Guide for more information.
-agent -secinfo
	Prompts for the security key you created using -gensecinfo command and returns the password in encrypted form. The encrypted password can be entered manually in the main.cf file as a value for a given resource’s password attribute. The encrypted password can also be dynamically entered as an attribute value from the command line when modifying resource attributes.
[-help]	Displays information about this command.

     # vcsencrypt -agent
     Enter New Password:
     Enter Again:
     hvpVqvR

Since user’s entry is a password, it is not displayed on the console.

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