Changing the DB2 password

After you install the DB2 database of the Endpoint Manager server, you can change the database password and set it in the Endpoint Manager configuration files by performing the following steps:

1. Stop the berserver and the beswebreports services:

   service besserver stop
   service beswebreports stop

2. Change DB2 Administrative user password:

   #passwd db2inst1

   You are asked to set the new password for the specified user account.
3. Open the configuration file: /var/opt/BESServer/besserver.config
4. Go to [Software\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\Settings\Client\_BESServer_Database_Password] and set:

   value = "db2newpassword"

5. Open the configuration file: /var/opt/BESWebReportsServer/beswebreports.config
6. Go to [Software\BigFix\Enterprise Server\FillAggregateDB] and set:

   value = "db2newpassword"

7. Start the besserver and beswebreports services:

   #service besserver start
   #service beswebreports start

   After restart, passwords are obfuscated and substituted again with "" in the configuration files.