Resetting the Administrator Password

Scenarios

If you forget the password of the administrator account root, you can reset the password. The new password is applied immediately without rebooting the instance.

Precautions

• If the password you provide is regarded as a weak password by the system, you will be prompted to enter a stronger password.
• If you change the administrator password of a primary instance, the administrator password of the standby instance will also be changed.
• The time required for the new password to take effect depends on the amount of service data currently being processed by the primary DB instance.
• To protect against brute force hacking attempts and ensure system security, change your password periodically.

Procedure

1. In the instance list, locate the target instance and click Reset Password in the Operation column.
2. In the displayed dialog box, enter a new password and confirm the password.
   Figure 1 Resetting the administrator password
   
   

   Keep this password secure. The system cannot retrieve it.

   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 (~ ! @ # $ % ^ * - _ = + ? , ( ) & . |). Enter a strong password and periodically change it for security reasons.

   • To submit the new password, click OK.
   • To cancel the reset operation, click Cancel.