Changing the Administrator Password of a GeminiDB DynamoDB-Compatible Instance

Scenarios

To avoid security issues like password cracking, change the administrator password of your GeminiDB DynamoDB-Compatible instance regularly.

Usage Notes

• If the instance status is Available, Backing up, Checking restoration, Scaling up or certain nodes become abnormal, you can reset the administrator password.
• The administrator password takes effect immediately after being reset.
• If you enable operation protection to improve the security of your account and cloud products, two-factor authentication is required for sensitive operations. For details about how to enable operation protection, see Identity and Access Management User Guide.

You are advised to change the password during off-peak hours to avoid service interruption.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Huawei Cloud console.
2. Method 1

   On the Instances page, locate the target instance and choose More > Reset Password in the Operation column.

   Method 2

   On the Instances page, click the target instance. The Basic Information page is displayed.

   In the DB Information area, click Reset Password next to Administrator.

3. Enter and confirm the new administrator password and click OK.

   The change will apply immediately. You do not need to restart the instance.

   The password must be 8 to 32 characters in length and contain uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and any of the following special characters: ~!@#%^*-_=+?

4. If you have enabled operation protection, click Start Verification in the displayed dialog box. On the displayed page, click Send Code, enter the verification code, and click Verify. The page is closed automatically.