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8 Login to the EKM client by typing login ekmuser: EKMAdmin ekmpassword: changeMe. 9 Change the password by typing chgpasswd -new changeME2 where changeME2 is the desired new password. Once logged in, the user can use the command line interface to complete operations not supported in the GUI. 10 Type exit to logout. This returns the user to the command prompt. EKM Server is configured to start as a Windows service but it stops after initially starting OR When I attempt to log into the EKM Server GUI, the GUI returns an error message pop-up reading EKM Server Login Failed: null This issue can occur if the EKMkey.jck file is empty or not fully populated. The EKMkey.jck file is created during the initial configuration of the EKM Server and resides in the C:\ekm\gui subdirectory. This file is the key store file. A possible reason for the file to become empty is if the installation or configuration process is interrupted. If a backup exists of the EKMkey.jck, restore the file. The default backup file directory on a Windows server is C:\ekm\gui\BackupFiles. Backed up files are prefixed with a date and time stamp, example: 2008_11_26_10_59_41_EKMKeys.jck. Rename the file to EKMKeys.jck and copy it back to C:\ekm\gui directory. Alternatively, uninstall and re-install the EKM service (if installed) and EKM Server. For more information, see "How do I uninstall EKM as a Windows service?" on page 17. 18 Dell Encryption Key Manager and Library Managed Encryption

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Dell Encryption Key Manager and Library Managed Encryption
8
Login to the EKM client by typing login
ekmuser: EKMAdmin
ekmpassword: changeMe
.
9
Change the password by typing
chgpasswd -new changeME2
where
changeME2
is the desired new password.
Once logged in, the user can use the command line interface to complete
operations not supported in the GUI.
10
Type
exit
to logout. This returns the user to the command prompt.
EKM Server is configured to start as a Windows service but it stops
after initially starting
OR
When I attempt to log into the EKM Server GUI, the GUI returns an error
message pop-up reading EKM Server Login Failed: null
This issue can occur if the
EKMkey.jck
file is empty or not fully populated.
The
EKMkey.jck
file is created during the initial configuration of the
EKM Server and resides in the
C:\ekm\gui
subdirectory. This file is the key
store file. A possible reason for the file to become empty is if the installation or
configuration process is interrupted.
If a backup exists of the
EKMkey.jck
, restore the file. The default backup file
directory on a Windows server is
C:\ekm\gui\BackupFiles
.
Backed up files are prefixed with a date and time stamp, example:
2008_11_26_10_59_41_EKMKeys.jck.
Rename the file to
EKMKeys.jck
and copy it back to
C:\ekm\gui
directory.
Alternatively, uninstall and re-install the EKM service (if installed) and
EKM Server. For more information, see "How do I uninstall EKM as a Windows
service?" on page 17.