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 project.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page, choose Database > TaurusDB.
4. In the navigation pane, 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 and confirm it.

   The password must meet the following requirements:

   • It must consist of 8 to 32 characters.
   • It must contain at least three types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!@#$%^*-_=+?,()&|.).
   • It must comply with the values of validate_password parameters.

     To check the password-related parameters, click the instance name, choose Parameters in the navigation pane, and search for validate_password in the upper right corner of the page.

   • 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.

6. Click OK.