The Instance Manager stores its user information in a password file. The default name of the password file is /etc/mysqlmanager.passwd.

Password entries have the following format:

petr:*35110DC9B4D8140F5DE667E28C72DD2597B5C848

If there are no entries in the /etc/mysqlmanager.passwd file, you cannot connect to the Instance Manager.

To generate a new entry, invoke Instance Manager with the --passwd option. Then the output can be appended to the /etc/mysqlmanager.passwd file to add a new user. Here is an example:

shell> mysqlmanager --passwd >> /etc/mysqlmanager.passwd
Creating record for new user.
Enter user name: mike
Enter password: password
Re-type password: password

The preceding command causes the following line to be added to /etc/mysqlmanager.passwd:

mike:*00A51F3F48415C7D4E8908980D443C29C69B60C9