Changing the DBA password using the NetBackup Database Administration utility
To change a known password to a new password, you can either use the nbdb_admin command or the NetBackup Database Administration utility.
To change the DBA password from a known password to a new password
- Select the Tools tab.
- In the Password section, click Change.
- Enter the new password and confirm the new password. Changing the password changes it for both NBDB and BMRDB, if a BMR database is present.
- Enable Create a backup file of your new DBA password to keep track of the password.
- Click OK.
The utility warns you that it is important to remember the password. You cannot recover information within the NetBackup database if the password is unavailable.
- Restart the database for the password change to take effect.