You can change your Db2® database password using the
Change Password window.
About this task
Users are sometimes required to change their Db2
passwords on a regular basis to adhere to security measures that have been set up by their
organizations. The Change Password window allows you to change your Db2 password yourself, without the aide of your database
administrator.Note: This feature is only valid for Db2 data
sources with type four connections that use the Db2 JCC driver
or Direct DRDA connectivity.
To change your Db2 password:
Procedure
-
In the Repository Explorer view, navigate to the Db2 data source that has the password that you want to change and right-click
the data source.
A pop-up menu opens.
- Select Properties from the pop-up
menu.
The Properties for [data source] window
opens.
- Select Connection Parameters.
The Connection Parameters page of
the Properties for [data source] window opens.
- Select the User
ID and password are required check box.
You
can change the following check box options:
- Apply logon to subsequent connections during application
session (This the default selection)
- Allow users to save passwords
- Allow users to change passwords
- Click the Set User
Information button.
The Set
User Information for [data source] window opens.
- Enter the user name in the User: field.
- Enter the password in the Password: field.
- Click the Change button.
The Change Password window opens.
- Type the old password in the Old Password field.
Note: For security reasons, the Old password field
will always be blank when the Change Password window
opens, even if the Remember the password check
box is selected.
- Type the new password in the New password field.
- Retype the new password in the Confirm new password field.
- Select the Remember
the password and/or Use this information for
every data source I connect to check boxes.
- Click OK.
The Change
Password window closes and the new password is confirmed.