Online Documentation for SQL Manager for DB2
Users
A User is the authorization ID that is used to access DB2 database and its objects.
To create a new user:
- select the Database | New Object... main menu item;
- select User in the Create New Object dialog;
- edit user properties using the appropriate tabs of User Editor.
Hint: To create a new user, you can also right-click the Users node of the DB Explorer tree and select the New User... context menu item.
To edit an existing user:
- select the user for editing in the DB Explorer tree (type the first letters of the user name for quick search);
- right-click the object and select the Edit User <user_name>... context menu item, or simply double-click the user;
- edit user definition using the appropriate tabs of User Editor.
To drop a user:
- select the user to drop in the DB Explorer tree;
- right-click the object and select the Drop User <user_name>... context menu item;
- confirm dropping in the dialog window.
Note: If more convenient, you can also use the following shortcuts:
Ctrl+N to create a new user;
Ctrl+O to edit the selected user;
Shift+Del to drop the object from the database.
