If you have a CS login account, you can activate various database accounts. These accounts are provided for instructional purposes. There are separate sign-up forms for MySQL and Sybase accounts. If you forget your password, just go to these pages and reset it.
Login to MySQL
mysql -u your-cs-username -p -h dbserver (or mysql-cspp)
Login to Sybase
DSQUERY=SYBASE; export DSQUERY SYBASE=/opt/sybase/default; export SYBASE sqsh -J iso_1 -U your-cs-username
You may want to put the first two lines into a start-up file, such as ~/.bash_profile.
Change your Sybase Password
To change your sybase password, log in to sybase, then:
sp_password oldpasswd, newpasswd go
The Sybase pubs2 Database
Following is an example of how to access the pubs2 sample database.
$ SYBASE=/opt/sybase/default; export SYBASE $ sqsh -J iso_1 -U your-cs-username sqsh-2.1 Copyright (C) 1995-2001 Scott C. Gray This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY For more information type '\warranty' Password: 1> use pubs2 2> go 1>
If you have any questions about these services, email techstaff@cs.uchicago.edu