Changing the Cassandra user name and password

Last Updated : Jun 10, 2026 |

About this task

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

Procedure

  1. On the seed node, do the following:
    1. Run the Avaya Aura® Device Services configuration utility. 
      app configure
    2. Select Cassandra DB User and Password.
    3. Select New Cassandra Database User Name and enter the new user name.
    4. Select New Cassandra Database User Password and enter the new password.
    5. Select Apply.
  2. On every non-seed node, do the following:
    1. Run the cassandraSetPassword command and specify the new database user name and password as parameters. 
      sudo /opt/Avaya/DeviceServices/<verion>/CAS/<version>/cassandra/cassandraSetPassword.sh <new user name> <new password>
    2. Restart Avaya Aura® Device Services. 
      svc aads restart