Rational Synergy ccm set_password command fails with java.security.InvalidKeyException: Invalid AES key length: 8 bytes

Rational Synergy ccm set_password command fails with java.security.InvalidKeyException: Invalid AES key length: 8 bytes

This is because of the old password file (.ccmrc) which is not supported in Synergy 7.2.1.
To resolve this problem you need to manually delete the old password file. (default location <user_home>/.ccmrc)

Verbose messages in Rational Synergy update action

Here is a nice video which tells how it is useful showing verbose messages during an update action in Rational Synergy

Using Verbose Messages in IBM Rational Synergy

Source: Rational Support YouTube channel