Connect to the database
Connect to the database as Mark.
Inorder to create a new connection for user Mark, following are the steps.
- In connection manager, on right click New. It pops up a connection form.
- In the connection form page, enter
- database name: security
- hostname: IP address of your system.
- port number: port number where DB2 is listening. Use "get dbm cfg" and see the parameter value of SVCENAME to get the port number.
- user name: enter user name as Mark
- password: enter password for Mark.
- Click on connect button.
If the connection is already authenticated (check mark in the "Authenticated" column) but not active (no arrow in the "Active column"), simply double click on the connection with Mark's userid to make it active.