Resetting a Password for a Database Account

Scenarios

You can reset passwords for the accounts you have created. To protect your instance against brute force cracking, change your password periodically, such as every three or six months.

Constraints

This operation is not allowed when another operation is being performed on your DB instance.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page, choose Database > GaussDB(for MySQL).
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Accounts. On the displayed page, locate the target account and click Reset Password in the Operation column.
5. In the displayed dialog box, enter a new password, confirm the new password, and click OK.
   • The password must consist of 8 to 32 characters and contain at least three types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!@#$%^*-_=+?,()&).
   • The password you entered in the Confirm Password text box must be the same as that you entered in the New Password text box.
   • It cannot be the username or the username spelled backwards.
   • After the password is reset, the database will not be rebooted and permissions will not be changed.