Create a user on Windows and UNIX systems

Use this procedure to create an operating system user named itimuser on the computer on which the DB2 server is installed.

No special privileges are required for this user. Ensure that a password change is not required at the next logon and that the password never expires.

The Security Identity Manager Server uses the default user ID itimuser to access the database. We can create a user ID other than the default user ID or use an existing user ID.

To create a user, follow these steps.

  1. As root or as Administrator, start the system management tool for your operating system.
    • AIX operating systems: SMIT or SMITTY
    • Solaris: System Management Console (SMC)
    • Windows: Click Start > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Users.
  2. Add a user itimuser and set the user password.
  3. Exit the system management tool.

Test the user access. Ensure that we can log on with the user ID itimuser without encountering a password reset.

Create ISIM database.

Parent topic: Manual configuration of the DB2 server


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