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Resetting the Password of the DWS Database Administrator

If you forget the password of the administrator account root or lock the account, you can reset the password on the Cluster > Cluster List page. The new password is applied immediately. By default, a maximum of 10 incorrect password attempts are allowed. You can change this number by setting the failed_login_attempts parameter on the Parameter Modifications page of the cluster. For details, see Modifying GUC Parameters of the DWS Cluster.

Resetting a Password

  1. Log in to the DWS console.
  2. Choose Cluster > Cluster List.
  3. Locate the target cluster, click More in the Operation column, and select Reset Password.
  4. In the displayed Reset Password dialog box, set a new password, confirm the password, and then click OK. If the default database administrator account of the cluster has been deleted or renamed, password resetting fails.

    The password:
    • Contains 12 to 32 characters.
    • Cannot be the username or the username spelled backwards.
    • Contains at least three of the following character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!?,.:;_(){}[]/<>@#%^&*+|\=-)
    • Passes the weak password check.
    • Cannot be the same as the current password and cannot be the reverse of the current password.
    • Cannot use a historical password.

Parent Topic: DWS Cluster Management