Changing the database password is a maintenance task performed as part of regular operations. Change the password periodically using Database Manager.

Notes

• Before you change the database password, stop Remote Install Server service by opening Control Panel, and then choosing Administrative Tools, and Services.
• If you are using Asset Information Manager Subset, stop the Asset Information Manager Subset services in the following order.
  

  World Wide Web Publishing Service or World Wide Web Publishing Commands and tasks of the Asset Information Synchronous Service and Asset Information Manager Subset JP1/Client Security Control - Manager (applicable if JP1/CSC is linked)

  To use Asset Information Manager Subset after you have used the Database Manager, start the services in the reverse order from that shown above.
  
• If a connection pool has been set up in the ODBC database, the connected status will not change from the time that the Asset Information Manager Subset job was stopped until the timeout time set in the connection pool elapses. Therefore, wait for the connected status to change before changing the password.

This subsection describes the procedure for changing the password that is used to log on to a database.

To change a database password:

1. In the Welcome dialog box, select Change database password and then click the Next button.
   The Authentication Information of Database dialog box appears.
   
2. In the Authentication Information of Database dialog box, specify the password and then click the Next button.
   The Change Database Password dialog box appears.
   

   Figure 7-23 Change Database Password dialog box

   

   Enter a new password. Express the password as 1 to 30 alphanumeric characters beginning with an alphabetic character.
   
3. In the Change Database Password dialog box, specify a new password and then click the Next button.
   The Execute Change Password of Database dialog box appears.
   

   Figure 7-24 Execute Change Password of Database dialog box

   

4. Click the Change button.
   The database password is changed. The next time you attempt to log on to the database, you must use the new password set here.