1 - if you want to ask more questions - provide an email address that is
real.

2 - Informix does not do password checking - it relies on the OS to do that.
So if you want to change passwords, change them at the OS level.

cheers
j.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel" <dhw377@nothing.no.spam.com>
To: <informix-list@iiug.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: changing user passwords?


>
> "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bvub7u$102r6f$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Daniel wrote:
> >
> > > Hi fellow Informix users,
> > >
> > > Care for more questions?
> > >
> > > Lets say I have a database called xyz, and a user called joe that is
> > > allowed to access it as dba.
> > >
> > > How can I change the password for joe?
> >
> > At the login prompt?
> >
>
> Sure, why not? Uh, how do I get to the login prompt?
>
> If I could do it with Server Studio that would be great...
>
> > > And, how do I create a new user and set its password?
> >
> > Under Windows user administration?
> >
>
> Not sure what you mean here. I do not want to create a Windows user
account.
>
> > > Lastly, is there a way to change the default listening port once the
> > > software has been installed, and if so how?
> >
> > You edit the services file in (I think) \winnt\system32\drivers\etc,
then
> > make a similar change to your SQLHOSTS in the Informix program group.
> >
> > > I am using Informix IDS 9.4 on Windows.
> > >
> > > Thanks all for your patience and help!
> >
> > Sure, but try to RTFM at some stage. )
> >
>
> I don't have a manual as of yet...I'll just ask you or the group.
>
>
>


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