How to change the Filr PostgreSQL user password

  • 7024039
  • 29-Jul-2019
  • 29-Jul-2019

Environment

Filr 4.0

Situation

The Filr administrator wants to change the password for the "Filr" user in the PostgreSQL database.

Resolution

To change the "Filr" user's password:

1. Login to the PostgrSQL appliance via port 9443 (https://<DNS name or IP address>:9443) as user vaadmin
2. Click on "phpPgAdmin" under PostgreSQL Appliance Tools
3. Click on "PostgreSQL" under "Servers" in the left pane
4. Login with the "filr" user and current password
5. Click on the "Roles" button
6. Identify the user "filr" and click on the "Alter" action button
7. Enter the new password in the "Password" and "Confirm" fields. Do not change the other items.
8. Click the "Alter" button
9. Access the Filr server appliance via port 9443 (https://<DNS name or IP address>:9443) as user vaadmin
10. Click "Configuration" under "Filr Appliance Tools"
11. Click the "Database" item in the left pane
12. Enter the new password in the "User Password" field and click "OK"
13. Click "Reconfigure Filr Server" in the left pane