Is it possible not to set clear text as a password for NDMP?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9.x
- NDMP
Answer
- The NDMP password should not be mistaken with the NDMP user password itself
- When NDMP user is created, the password is for the authentication of the user
- The password, generated by the following command, is used for the service itself.
::> vserver services ndmp generate-password vserver <vserver_name> user <user_name>
- This is the password for the NDMP service
- This password is set as plane text and there is no alternative
- This password can't be used for malicious intent