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Changing the System Administrator (SA) Password
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Changing the System Administrator (SA) Password
For security purposes, Lucent recommends you change the default password
(
superbase
) to one you define yourself. This password is similar to the UNIX root
password. If you lose the SA password, you cannot log in as the system administrator.
To change the Sybase password:
1. At the
#
prompt, enter:
su - sybase
2. Initiate an isql session by entering:
isql -U sa -P <SA user password> -S <database server name>
3. At the prompts, enter:
1>
sp_password
<old SA user password>
,
<new SA user password>
2> go
1> quit
4. Log in as root by entering
su - root
. When prompted, enter
<
root
password >
.
5. To change the ownership of the
/etc/rc0.d/K01sybase
file so only root can
read it, enter:
chmod 400 /etc/rc0.d/K01sybase
6. If necessary, use vi to edit the file and change the default SA password to the
password you defined in
step 1 through step 3 .
Note – Do not forget the SA password in step 3 . You need the SA password to initiate
an isql session.The password must be at least six characters in length. If you enter a
password with fewer characters, you will be unable to initiate an
isql
session. Do not
enter CASCADE for the Database SA Password (it is a reserved Sybase word).