racli alter db_user

Changes password for a database user.

Syntax

racli alter db_user --user_name=USER_NAME --user_type=admin|replication|monitor|vpc
[--enable_stig] [--expire_pw_rollover] [--password] [--external_authentication=VALUE]

Options

--user_name

Database vault admin user name to alter.

--user_type

Can be admin, replication, monitor, or vpc. Admin user can manage and configure the Recovery Appliance. Replication user has permissions to copy and retrieve associate backup files between Recovery Appliances, and associated wallet access. Monitor user has read-only access to Enterprise Manager. VPC user is the virtual private catalog user.

--enable_stig

This option can only be used with the vpc user type.

Changes the vpc user to the RA_STIG profile that has password rollover support.

--expire_pw_rollover

End the password rollover period for this database user immediately. The database user will not be able to login with the old password anymore.

This option will not prompt the user for a new password.

--password

This flag is used to change the password for the database user.

This option will prompt for a new password.

--external_authentication

Specifies the external authentication username. This option alters a user to be authenticated by the external service.This external service can be the operating system or a network service. With external authentication, the database does not store or manage user passwords. Authentication is delegated to an external system, which provides more flexibility and security.