Changing the Cassandra user name and password

Last Updated : Apr 01, 2021 |

About this task

After installing the Avaya Aura® Web Gateway application, you must change the default Cassandra database password to comply with the security requirements.

This procedure describes how to change the Cassandra database user name and password after installing of an Avaya Aura® Web Gateway cluster.

Before you begin

Install the Avaya Aura® Web Gateway application. If you install an Avaya Aura® Web Gateway cluster, install all cluster nodes before changing the Cassandra database password.

Procedure

  1. On the seed node, do the following:
    1. Log in to the Avaya Aura® Web Gateway CLI as an administrator.
    2. Run the Avaya Aura® Web Gateway configuration utility using the following command: 
      app configure
    3. Select Cassandra DB User and Password.
    4. Select New Cassandra Database User Name and enter the new user name.
    5. Select New Cassandra Database User Password and enter the new password.
    6. Select Apply.
  2. In a cluster deployment, on every non-seed node, do the following:
    1. Log in to the Avaya Aura® Web Gateway CLI as an administrator.
    2. Run the cassandraSetPassword command and specify the new password and user name as parameters. 
      sudo /opt/Avaya/CallSignallingAgent/<verion>/CAS/<verion>/cassandra/cassandraSetPassword.sh <new user name> <new password>
    3. Restart Avaya Aura® Web Gateway. 
      svc csa restart