Update mdbadmin password

Products

• CA Service Catalog
• CA Service Management - Asset Portfolio Management
• CA Service Management - Service Desk Manager

Issue/Introduction

Question:

How to change mdbadmin password

Answer:

Steps to change the mdbadmin password

1. Login to Catalog Server

2. Take a backup of config.properties file under "USM_HOME"
Note: USM_HOME is the installation directory of Catalog

3. Open a command prompt and change the directory to USM_HOME/scripts

4. You will find encrypter.bat file. Run the below command to encrypt your password

encrypter.bat <YOur Password>

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5. You will be present with the encrypted password

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6. Copy the password and update the config.properties file under USM_HOME directory for the following parameters

DBSource.password = <Paste the new encrypted Password here>

7. Recycle the Catalog Services

 

Environment

Release: CASVCT99000-12.9-Service Catalog
Component: