Changing the db2admin user password for Windows

When you change the system user password for db2admin in Windows, you must also change the password for any service instances that use db2admin as a service account. You must change the password for both the DB2 Universal Database service instance and the DB2Admin service instance.

Before you begin

Depending on how your system administrator customized your system, you might not have access to this task. To obtain access to this task or to have someone complete it for you, contact your system administrator.

You must be a system administrator on the IBM® Security Identity Manager Server to have access to this task.

About this task

To change the password for the db2admin user on the Windows system, complete these steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
  2. From the Services page, double-click the DB2 Universal Database instance that IBM Security Identity Manager uses.
  3. From the Properties page, click the Log On tab.
  4. On the Log On page, in the Password field and the Confirm password field, type the new password, and then click OK.

What to do next

To change the password for the DB2Admin service instance, repeat these steps, selecting the DB2Admin service. For example, select DB2 - DB2Admin.