DB2 Connect now provides an ability to change user passwords. This facility is especialy usefull for situations where host security service such as RACF is used to authenticate users. Previously changing host password would require users to log in to a TSO session to change their password. With the new password maintenace support provided by the DB2 Connect products users can issue SQL CONNECT statement from DB2 Command Line Processor (CLP), use PASSWORD button on DB2 Client Configuration Assistant (CCA), or press CHANGE button on the ODBC login dialog to change their host password.
Changing MVS passwords from DB2 Connect workstations connected to DB2 for OS/390 V5.1 via TCP/IP does not require special set up on either MVS host or the DB2 Connect workstation. Changing of MVS passwords on host systems conencted via SNA, however, does require that a special password expiration management program be set up on the host and that DB2 Connect workstation be configured to comunicate with this host program.
The host password expiration management program is provided as part of the following MVS program products:
and have IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) 1.9.2 installed.
You need to: