Aug 02 14:39:29 Installed: centos-ds-base-8.1.0-0.14.el5.centos.2.i386 Aug 02 14:39:30 Installed: centos-ds-admin-8.1.0-9.el5.centos.1.i386 Aug 02 14:39:30 Installed: jss-4.2.5-1.el5.centos.1.i386 Aug 02 14:39:30 Installed: idm-console-framework-1.1.3-9.el5.centos.2.noarch Aug 02 14:39:30 Installed: centos-idm-console-1.0.1-1.el5.centos.2.i386 Aug 02 14:39:32 Installed: centos-admin-console-8.1.0-2.el5.centos.2.noarch Aug 02 14:39:32 Installed: centos-ds-console-8.1.0-5.el5.centos.2.noarch Aug 02 14:39:32 Installed: centos-ds-8.1.0-1.el5.centos.2.i386 Aug 05 10:52:32 Installed: centos-ds-sslsetup-1.0.0-3.el5.nx.noarch Aug 11 11:29:27 Installed: openldap-clients-2.3.43-12.el5_6.7.i386 Steps to reproduce: 1) Install dirsrv 2) enter admin console 3) expand server group and double click on "Administration Server" 4) Click "Configuration" tab 5) Click "Access" tab 6) reset password utilizing an ! as the last character ( I used an 8 character password) 7) try to login again with new password.
I am unable to reproduce this using current builds on F14. I first performed an initial install with an admin password ending in '!'. The install was successful, and I was able to log in via 389-console as the admin user. I then changed the admin password via the "Access" tab in 389-console, with the new password also ending with '!'. This password change was successful, and I was able to log into 389-console as the admin user using this new password. The version of 389 that you are using is fairly old. You might want to try a more recent version to see if it works properly for you.