Changing the InterChange Server Express and database passwords

Password encryption provides a measure of security for protecting the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server Express system and underlying databases from unauthorized user entry. The encrypted string for each of the passwords is stored in InterChange Server Express and is accessed by the server when the password must be decrypted. In the InterchangeSystem.cfg file, the encrypted password is placed in the PASSWORD*= parameter.

The InterChange Server Express administrator and database passwords are requested during system installation by Installer and are encrypted and stored when the system is rebooted at the completion of the installation. Thereafter, you can change the InterChange Server Express password or the database password in System Manager.

The InterChange Server Express user name and password are required during repository copy and restoration. See Using repos_copy.

For instructions on changing the password for InterChange Server Express or for the database(s), refer to the following sections:

Steps for changing the InterChange Server Express password

Steps for changing the database passwords

Steps for changing the InterChange Server Express password

Perform the following steps to change the password for InterChange Server Express:

  1. Open System Manager.
  2. Right-click the InterChange Server Express instance in the InterChange Server Component Management view, then click Change Password. The Change InterChange Server Password dialog box appears.
  3. Type the current password in the Old Password field.
  4. Type a new password in the New Password field.
  5. Type the new password again in the Confirm Password field.
  6. Click OK.

The encrypted password is stored in the InterchangeSystem.cfg file.

Attention:
The InterChange Server Express password can be changed only by using this procedure. If you try to change the password by editing the password in the InterchangeSystem.cfg file, InterChange Server Express does not start.

Steps for changing the database passwords

The repository database passwords can be changed through System Manager after the InterChange Server Express system is running.

Perform the following steps to change the database passwords:

  1. In the InterChange Server Component Management view, right-click the InterChange Server Express instance whose database password you want to change, then click Edit Configuration. The upper-right section of the window changes to an editing tool in which many system properties can be changed.
  2. Click the Database tab to access the database configuration properties. The Server Property and Configuration window for database properties appears (see Figure 22).

    Figure 22. Database tab of Edit Configuration window


  3. Change any of the database passwords by doing the following:
  4. Click OK.

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