How to change password of a database in DB2 software of IBM?

Question

However, it seems very trivial - How to get the current username of a database in DB2 software in IBM; But, trust me, when it comes to entering the database username and password while connecting DB2 with eclipse, you might have to wait for a time which is tediously long. Let's get straight to the point:-

This is how you get the username of a database in DB2.

1. open DB2 Command Line Processor .

2. Connect to your database:-

        db2 => connect to <database_name>
   

3. Enter this query in db2 clp:-

        db2 =>  SELECT CURRENT USER FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1
   

4. You'll get the current user name of the current database that you have accessed.

Now, the main problem is :- How to get / change the password if one has forgotten the password. And, What is the difference between database password and the one that i entered while installing DB2 ?

Answer 1

DB2 does not have its own set of IDs and passwords; it relies on the operating system to perform authentication. So your ID and password are what you used to log in to Windows (or Linux, AIX, etc); and you change your password as you do normally on each platform.

The password you entered during installation is for a different ID - DB2 created a new user on your local machine. On Windows the ID is called db2admin by default.

Answer 2

db2 "CONNECT TO <database> USER <userid> USING <password> NEW <new_password> CONFIRM <new_password>" 

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