Changing database passwords that are used by WebSphere Portal Express

This section includes information on updating modified or expired database passwords in WebSphere Application Server.

If database passwords are modified or expired, the new passwords must be updated in IBM^® WebSphere^® Application Server so that IBM WebSphere Portal Express can access them. Follow these steps to update your database passwords using the WebSphere Application Server Administrative console.

Before you begin

WebSphere Application Server server must be running.
If you are running against a clustered configuration, you must have the Deployment Manager and the nodes up and the WebSphere Portal Express server stopped.

Steps for this task

Check if the database user has become disabled due to invalid login attempts. Re-enable the database user if necessary.
Update Version 6.0 data sources.
1. Bring up the WebSphere Application Server administrative console and log in.
2. Click Security > Global Security > Authentication > JAAS Configuration > J2C Authentication Data.
3. Update the password accordingly.
4. Click Apply, and click Save to save the configuration. You are informed that security.xml has been changed.
If you are an administrator and need to change the DB2 password, you need to change the dbadmin user password on the system.
1. Stop the DB2 server.
2. Use the passwd command to change the password.
3. Restart the DB2 server. You can verify the new password by running db2 CONNECT TO WPSDB user db2admin using password.
Restart WebSphere Application Server administrative server.

Repeat for each JDBC Provider, data source, and alias that is affected.

Results

WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal Express have been updated to use your new database passwords. Verify that the WebSphere Portal Express application server is running by opening the following URL in a browser: http://hostname.example.com:10040/wps/portal, where hostname.example.com is the fully qualified host name of the machine where WebSphere Portal is running and 10040 is the default transport port that is created by WebSphere Application Server..