How to change the LDAP server instances Directory Manager after an IPA installation?

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Issue

After installing an IPA server and an IPA replica using a too simple Directory manager password, how to change the LDAP server instances Directory Manager after IPA installation?
Note: this is not the admin password.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update 2
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2 (Santiago)
    Linux ipaserver1.example.com 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Nov 9 08:03:13 EST 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    
  • IPA
    ipa-server-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64
    ipa-client-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64
    pki-ca-9.0.3-20.el6.noarch
    

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