External Database Connection Strings

PAM supports a wide range of the most popularly used databases system in the market.

When configuring PAM to use your own database, you will need to supply the database connection string.

In general, the connection string will comply with the following example:

db-host or db-host:port

Apache Derby

db-host or db-host:port

Microsoft SQL Server

db-host or db-host:port

MySQL

db-host or db-host:port

Oracle

Service: //db-host/db-service

Instance: //db-host:port:SID

PostgreSQL

db-host or db-host:port

PostgreSQL database account management

PAM users get manage accounts in PostgreSQL database including Check Status and Password Reset tasks including direct and shadow account access as well as permission and workflow based password unlock and custom script execution.

Initially hidden record type for PostgreSQL database including check status and password reset tasks based on the PostgreSQL Connection string given by:

host:port/database, host/database, host[:port]/database

or full JDBC connection string:

jdbc:postgresql://host[:port]/database

To enable account management:

• Connection (Type: String, Display Name: Connection String) to define host:port/database connection string
• CommandUser (Type: String, Display Name: Command User) to define account login
• CommandPassword (Type: String, Display Name: Command Password) to define account password