Resetting the Database Account Password

This section documents the steps to reset the Product database account’s encrypted password in

prio.properties for Identity and Provisioning.

1. Shut down all Identity and Provisioning Servers.
2. Reset the password of the database account in the database server by using the vendor specific steps.
3. Use the password change utility to modify the password in encrypted form in prio.properties for all Identity and Provisioning Servers by executing the batch or script file for your platform:

Identity:

• Windows - IdM/identity/tools/chngdbuserpsw.bat
• UNIX - IdM/identity/tools/chngdbuserpsw.sh

Provisioning:

• Windows - Provisioning/dataforum/tools/chngdbuserpsw.bat
• UNIX - Provisioning/dataforum/tools/chngdbuserpsw.sh

Note: A warning message displays that you are about to change the password of the Product database account.

1. Enter Y to continue. The user name of the password that you are about to change displays.
2. Enter the old password. Note: If the passwords do not match, an error message displays prompting you to enter the new password again.
3. After password verification is complete, enter the new password when prompted. Enter the new password again when prompted. A message displays that the prio.properties file has been updated with the new encrypted password.

Note: If the passwords do not match, an error message displays prompting you to enter the new password again.

1. Restart all servers, and verify that the database account password was reset.
2. Log in to Identity Administration and from the Master Organization select the Systems tab and click the IdMDatabase connected system, enter the new Service Account Password, and then click Update.
3. Select the Configuration tab --> Configuration Function Menu --> Modify Configuration For --> Dashboard --> Database Service Account Password, enter the new service account password in the Value: text box and then click Apply Changes.