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# Configure a PAM provider to rotate its own password

Privileged users can rotate a PAM provider password—either manually or on a schedule—in a few simple steps.

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This feature works with every PAM provider, except for Entra ID, as it is an APP registration.
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1. [Configure a PAM provider](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/server/getting-started/add-pam-provider/).

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4133_2024_3.png)

2. Create the provider as an entry in a PAM vault.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4134_2024_3.png)

3. Click on the entry's ***check synchronization status*** button to very if it is accessible.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4135_2024_3.png)

4. Head back to the PAM provider and click the ***Edit*** button. Under ***Credentials***, set the ***Credential type*** to ***Linked credentials***.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4136_2024_3.png)

5. Click on the ***Linked credentials*** field, and select the PAM entry created during step #2 in the ***Privileged account*** window. Click on ***Ok***, then ***Save*** the PAM provider settings.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4137_2024_3.png)

The PAM provider password can then be rotated manually via the entry's ***Reset password*** button, or on a schedule by setting a password rotation schedule in the entry's ***Properties*** – ***Password rotation schedule***.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4139_2024_3.png)

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4138_2024_3.png)

#### See also

* [Devolutions Academy - Configuring an Active Directory Provider](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/path/2354099/activity/3423446)
* [Devolutions Academy - Configuring an Entra ID Provider](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/path/2354099/activity/3423447)


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