Change the db2admin user password for Windows

When we change the system user password for db2admin in Windows, we must also change the password for any service instances that use db2admin as a service account. We must change the password for both the DB2 Universal Database service instance and the DB2Admin service instance.

You must be a system administrator on ISIM Server to have access to this task.

To change the password for the db2admin user on the Windows system.

1. Click Start > Sets > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

2. From the Services page, double-click the DB2 Universal Database instance that ISIM uses.

3. From the Properties page, click the Log On tab.

4. On the Log On page, in the Password field and the Confirm password field, enter the new password, and then click OK.

To change the password for the DB2Admin service instance, repeat these steps, selecting the DB2Admin service. For example, select DB2 - DB2Admin.

Parent topic: Passwords for system users