Changing database password references
If the password of the OpenPages®
database changes, you need to update password references with the new password.
Before you begin
Before you change password references for data sources in IBM OpenPages, make sure that you have the following:
- Administrative access to the following machines
and application:
- OpenPages application server
- IBM® Cognos® Analytics server
- IBM Cognos Analytics application
- The current and new password for the following
database users:
- OpenPages database user
About this task
To change database password references, you must do the following tasks:
- Change database password references on the OpenPages application server
- Modifying the OpenPages database password in Cognos
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Modifying database passwords in the backup-restore environment files
If you need information about encrypting database passwords in the backup and restore utility environment files, see Encrypting database passwords in the backup-restore utility environment files.
- If you use global search, update the login information for the search server. See Changing the login information for the search server