KBEC-00261 - Changing the CloudBees CD (CloudBees Flow) database password

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Summary

This article explains how to change the password for a CloudBees CD (CloudBees Flow) database.

Solution

  1. Shut down the CloudBees CD (CloudBees Flow) server.

  2. Change the password in your respective database.

  3. Update the password in the /conf/database.properties file in plain text.

  4. Restart the CloudBees CD (CloudBees Flow) service.
    The CloudBees CD (CloudBees Flow) server will use the password as-is in plain text to initially log into the database.
    After the service is running, the password in the database.properties file will be overwritten to its encrypted password.

Applies to

  • Product versions: All supported CloudBees CD (CloudBees Flow) versions

  • OS versions: All supported OS versions

This article is part of our Knowledge Base and is provided for guidance-based purposes only. The solutions or workarounds described here are not officially supported by CloudBees and may not be applicable in all environments. Use at your own discretion, and test changes in a safe environment before applying them to production systems.