Changing Passwords of the
SAP System Users
This section provides information about the SAP system users and the passwords you need to change. The users are as follows:
SAP System Users
User |
Function |
<SID>ADM |
● User under which the work processes on System i and Linux run ● User for access to the ABAP database |
SAP<SID>DB |
User for access to Java database |
SAPService<SID> |
User under which the work processes on Windows application servers run |

Change the initial passwords of <SID>ADM and SAP<SID>DB to protect your system against unwanted access.
To change the <SID>ADM user password, proceed as follows:

This password must be the same on all hosts.
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● To change the password at operating system level on the System i database server and each System i application server, enter command:
CHGUSRPRF
● To change the operating system level password on each Windows application server, enter in a command prompt:
C:\>lusrmgr.msc
Right-click on
<SID>ADM and choose Set
Password.
● To change the password at operating system level on each LinuxPPC application server, enter in the command line:
passwd
● When using either or both Windows and LinuxPPC application servers, you also need to change the encrypted database password in NTLOGON.INF with setdb4pwd. For more information, see SAP Note 705886.
To change the SAP<SID>DB user password, proceed as follows:
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● To change the operating system level password on the System i database server, enter command:
CHGUSRPRF
● To change the JDBC URL password in secure store, you need to use the Config Tool as follows:
a. In the Windows Explorer, go to the following directory: \\<centralhost>\sapmnt\<SID>\<AnyInst>\j2ee\configtool
b. To change the password, double-click configtool.bat.
c. Navigate to secure store and change the entry of jdbc/pool/<SID>/Password.
● To change the password at operating system level on each Windows application server, enter in a command prompt:
C:\>lusrmgr.msc
Right-click on <SID>ADM and choose Set
Password.
● Using the services control manager modify the logon properties of the SAP<SID>_<INST> services to match the newly chosen password:
C:\>services.msc
Right-click on SAP<SID>_<INST>and choose Properties. Choose the Log On tab, and change the
password.