Password or SSH key is pending review
Safeguard for Privileged Passwordscan resolve a situation when a user needs to request an account password or SSH key but cannot because there is a previous release request still in the Pending Review state and the designated reviewer is not available. If the request is left in this state, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords prevents users from checking out the account password or SSH key. In such a situation, the Security Policy Administrator can close the request without review.
You can also set up requests so that pending reviews do not block access. For more information, see Reviewer tab (create access request policy desktop client).
To close a password without review
- Log in as a user with Security Policy Administrator permissions.
- On the Home page, click
Refresh.
- Open Administrator to review the pending request.
- Select
Close Request.
- Type an explanation in the Comment box of up to 255 characters (required).
- Select Close Request.
You can query and view all requests closed without review in the 
Activity Center. Filter the events by Password Request Closed, then export the search results to see the old state and new state.
Password or SSH key is pending a reset
If a user receives a persistent message that states either of the following types of messages, the account password or SSH key is stuck in a pending password/SSH key change state:
- You cannot checkout the password or SSH key for this account while another request is pending password or SSH key reset
- This account has password or SSH key requests which have not yet expired or have to be reviewed. It cannot be deleted now"
Possible solutions:
- Ensure that the service account for the asset associated with this account is working. Then manually change the account password or SSH key . See: Checking, changing, or setting an account password and Checking, changing, or setting an SSH key.
- Or, if the service account for the asset is working properly and the policy governing the account allows emergency access and has enabled multiple users simultaneous access, you can instruct the user to request the password or SSH key using Emergency Access.
You can allow new access requests whether a prior request is approved or not approved. In other words, no requests will be blocked based on the approval status of a prior request. Setting the Pending reviews do not block access check box only pertains to future requests. For more information, see Reviewer tab (create access request policy desktop client).
Password or SSH key profile did not run
The password and SSH key management settings Settings | Access Request | Enable or Disable Services enable the automatic profile check and change schedules in partitions.
Ensure the password and SSH key management settings are enable for profiles to run on schedule:
- Check Password Management Enabled
- Change Password Management Enabled
- Check SSH Key Management Enabled
- Change SSH Key Management Enabled
For more information, see Enable or disable access request and services.
Recovery Kiosk (Serial Kiosk)
Safeguard for Privileged Passwordsprovides a Recovery Kiosk (Serial Kiosk) with the following options.
- Appliance information (Recovery Kiosk): Allows you to view basic appliance information.
- Power options: These options allow you to remotely restart or shut down the appliance.
- Admin password reset: Allows you to reset the Bootstrap Administrator's password to its initial value.
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Factory reset from the Recovery Kiosk: Allows you to recover from major problems or to clear the data and configuration settings on the appliance.
Factory reset is not available for virtual appliances. Virtual appliances are backed up and can be recovered. For more information, see Virtual appliance backup and recovery.
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Caution: Care should be taken when performing a factory reset against a physical appliance, because this operation removes all data and audit history, returning it to its original state when it first came from the factory. Performing a factory reset will NOT reset the BMC/IPMI interface or the IP address. However, the BMC/IPMI interface will need to be reenabled after the reset has completed (for more information, see Lights Out Management (BMC)).The appliance must go through configuration again as if it had just come from the factory. For more information, see Setting up Safeguard for Privileged Passwords for the first time.
In addition, performing a factory reset may change the default SSL certificate and default SSH host key.
The appliance resets to the current Long Term Support (LTS) version. For example, if you are using version 6.6 (feature release) or 6.0.6 LTS (maintenance Long Term Support release) and then factory reset, you appliance will reset down to 6.0 LTS and you will have to patch up to your current version. For more information, see Long Term Support (LTS) and Feature Releases. |
- Support bundle: Allows you to generate and send a support bundle to a Windows share.
To start the Recovery Kiosk
On the terminal or laptop running the Recovery Kiosk, you must configure your serial port settings as follows:
- Connect a serial cable from a laptop or terminal to the serial port on the back of the appliance marked with |0|0|.
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On the laptop or terminal, configure the serial port settings as follows:
- Speed: 115200
- Data bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop bit: 1
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These options display on the Recovery Kiosk screen:
- Appliance Information
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Power Options
- Admin Password Reset
- Factory Reset (Not available for virtual appliances.)
- Support Bundle
- Use the up-arrow and down-arrow to select one of these options.
- Use the right-arrow to initiate the option.
- Use the left-arrow to return to the option.
Kiosk keyboard shortcuts
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords provides these keyboard shortcuts. If you make the window too small to accommodate the kiosk elements, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords tells you how to readjust the window size.
- Ctrl + R: Redraws the kiosk to fit a resized window. If you resize the window, press Ctrl + R to reorganize the kiosk elements to fit properly into the newly-sized window.
