Updating database password for a stand-alone IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager container server

Use this topic to update the password in IBM® Security Guardium® Key Lifecycle Manager container so that IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager can continue to connect to the database.

Procedure

  1. Stop the existing IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager container.
  2. Set the new database password to the IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager database secret (sklmdb_password).
    echo DB_PWD | docker secret create sklmdb_password -
    Where, DB_PWD is the new database password.
  3. Respawn a new IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager container with the new database password.

Results

The database password is updated and Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager server can connect to the database.