Establish a system control group

Details

The sysctrl_group parameter defines the system administrator group with system control (SYSCTRL) authority. It is recommended that the sysctrl_group group contains authorized users only.

If an account that possesses this authority is compromised or used in a malicious manner, the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in the DB2 instance will be at increased risk.

Solution

Define a valid group name for the SYSCTRL group. Note: This parameter does not apply to Windows platforms.
1. Attach to the DB2 database.
db2 => attach to $DB2INSTANCE
2. Run the following command from the DB2 command window:
db2 => update database manager configuration using sysctrl_group
Default Value:
The default value for SYSCTRL_GROUP is NULL.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

Source

Updated on July 16, 2022
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