topic Re: Change/add password to repository database in Visualization and Usability

Change/add password to repository database

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:15:31 GMT

Hi,

Just wondering if I could change the password for the repository databse?

For example I installed the repository databse without password and I would like to add password to it.

Any suggestion?

Thanks,

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Bjorn_Wedbratt — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:43:37 GMT

Hi Gergo,

You could try the following:

1. Stop Qlik Sense Repository Service (this should stop all other services as well, except Qlik Sense Repository Database service)

2. Stop Qlik Sense Repository Database service

3. Go to ProgramData\Qlik\Sense\Repository\PostgreSQL\9.3

4. Backup pg_hba.conf and postgresql.conf in the above location

5. Open pg_hba.conf in notepad (or similar)

6. Change the METHOD from md5 to trust in the entry for IPv4:

# TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD

host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5

7. Open postgresql.conf in notepad

8. Locate #listen_addresses and remove the #-sign to uncomment the line, listen_addresses = 'localhost'.

9. Start Qlik Sense Repository Database service (only this!)

10. Go to Program Files\Qlik\Sense\Repository\PostgreSQL\9.3\bin

11. Enter the following command to connect to Postgre

psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 4432 -U postgres

12. In the postgres=# prompt, enter the following SQL command to reset the password

alter user postgres with encrypted password 'MyNewPassword';

13. Stop Qlik Sense Repository Database service

14. Replace the files pga_hba.conf and postgresql.conf with the backups created in .4

15. Start Qlik Sense Repository Database service

16. Start Qlik Sense Repository Service and the other Qlik Sense services

As a precaution I recommend creating a DB backup before performing the above steps. Look into the Online help for instructions on how to backup the DB

Best,

Bjorn

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:59:06 GMT

Hi Bjorn,

Thanks for your quick response. It seems working, at the moment on the central node. Only question is - will it replicate to the rim node too or I need to do the same changes on the rim node?

Thanks,

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Sun, 31 May 2015 11:45:22 GMT

Thank you Björn. This worked for me as well.

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:22:18 GMT

Hi sorry I think I misunderstood this step:

8. locate #listen_addresses and remove the # from listen_addresses = 'localhost'

In my postgresql.conf i found:

#listen_addresses = 'localhost'				# what IP address(es) to listen on;
				# comma-separated list of addresses;
				# defaults to 'localhost'; use '*' for all
				# (change requires restart)

but if i remove any of this the Qlik Sense Repository Database service does not starts, is this what we are supposed to remove?

NOTE: I can't find the entry # from listen_addresses = 'localhost'

Re: Change/add password to repository database

nico_ilog — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:06:42 GMT

Hi bmw,

I have been trying your post. But i cannot start the Rep Database after i've made this changes...

Anything else i can try?

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Bjorn_Wedbratt — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:49:04 GMT

Hi Emmanuelle,

To clarify (to others as well), you're uncommenting the line by removing the #-sign from the line listen_addresses. You're not supposed to remove the whole line, only the #-sign infront of it.

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:18:10 GMT

Hi Nico,

please verify:

6. Change the METHOD from md5 to trust in the entry for IPv4:

# TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD

host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5

trust not equal TRUST

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Bjorn_Wedbratt — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:43:50 GMT

Thanks Michele for pointing it out. Updated it for future references.

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:20:02 GMT

I do not find the file pg_hba.conf on the Qlik Sense server

All I see are 3 folders bin, lib and share

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Bjorn_Wedbratt — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:17:09 GMT

Hi Siva,

make sure you're looking into C:\ProgramData\ and not C:\Program Files\

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:08:19 GMT

Hi Bjorn

I do not have C:\ProgramData\ Qlik Sense was installed in C:\Program Files\Qlik\Sense

We have installed Qlik Sense on Windows Server 2012 R2

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Bjorn_Wedbratt — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 07:32:26 GMT

Hi Siva,

ProgramData is a hidden folder and unless moved located on the C:\ drive.

Try the following in a Command Prompt:

CD %ProgramData%

That should get you into the folder, regardless of being hidden or moved (%ProgramData% is the environmental variable for the folder and is always pointing to the right location).

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:36:04 GMT

Thank you! how to you stop the Qlik Sense Repository Service and Database?

Re: Change/add password to repository database

lidiavonkrond — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 17:14:23 GMT

this works perfect.

tnx

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:44:35 GMT

Hi, I have a Issue...

I don't have the Qlik Sense Repository Database service in my services list.

What can I do?

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:14:37 GMT

Tiny fix: that should be “from trust to md5”, not “from md5 to trust”.

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:43:46 GMT

Hi Virgilio

I meet the same problem as you faced here : did you solve it ? how ?

thanks !!

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:52:02 GMT

Thanks Björn! Works perfectly.

Re: Change/add password to repository database

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 04:54:23 GMT

Huge help, thanks so much for the instructions.

The only thing that was unclear was step 10, specifically the instruction to "Go to" the folder. I finally decided to open Command Prompt and change the directory to that path, which then enabled step 11 to work.

It's a bit confusing when the same instruction to "Go to" the folder in step 3 means navigate to it with Windows Explorer to find the files in step 4 and 5.

But I can't emphasize enough how much of a life-saver this was!