PowerStore: How to modify the NAS server to change its computer account regularly password

Summary: Some security audit tools may report that a PowerStore NAS server does not regularly change its computer account password. By default, the PowerStore NAS server does not change its computer account password regularly. Windows computers change their machine account password every 30 days. ...

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Instructions

You can set a GPO to change this behavior.

This can also be changed from the PowerStore side using the following commands:

  1. To check the current values:
svc_nas_global_tools --args="-param -f cifs -info srvpwd.updtMinutes"

Default is zero.

  1. To change this value for a single NAS server:
svc_nas_tools --server <NAS SERVER NAME> --args="-param -f cifs -modify srvpwd.updtMinutes -value <MINUTES>"

Example:

svc_nas_tools --server MyNAS --args="-param -f cifs -modify srvpwd.updtMinutes -value 43200"

The 43200 value is 30 days in minutes. Insert a different value in the -value field (in minutes) if you need a different value.

  1. To change this value for all NAS servers:
svc_nas_global_tools --args="-param -f cifs -modify srvpwd.updtMinutes -value 43200"
  1. Restart the NAS servers. The NAS servers must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
svc_nas_tools --server <NAS SERVER NAME> --args=-restart
 

Affected Products

PowerStore
Article Properties
Article Number: 000210718
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2023
Version:  3
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