diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/bin/changeSchedulerPassword.php b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/bin/changeSchedulerPassword.php
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+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/storageServer/bin/changeSchedulerPassword.php
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+#!/usr/bin/php
+
+<?php
+    /**
+     * Change password for the scheduler account in storageServer
+     *
+     * required command line parameters:
+     * @param 1. scheduler password
+     *
+     */
+
+    require_once dirname(__FILE__).'/../var/conf.php';
+    require_once dirname(__FILE__).'/../var/BasicStor.php';
+    include_once 'DB.php';
+
+    if(trim(`whoami`) != 'root') {
+        die("Please run this script as root.\n");
+    }
+
+    PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_RETURN);
+    $dbc = DB::connect($config['dsn'], TRUE);
+    if (DB::isError($dbc)) {
+        die($dbc->getMessage());
+    }
+    $dbc->setFetchMode(DB_FETCHMODE_ASSOC);
+
+    $bs = new BasicStor($dbc, $config);
+
+    $pass = $argv[1];
+    $r = $bs->passwd('scheduler', NULL, $pass);
+    if (PEAR::isError($r)) {
+        die($r->getMessage());
+    }
+    exit(0);
+?>
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