Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

Password (-P)

Use Password (-P) together with the User ID (-U) to specify the user password.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-P password
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Client Connection	–	–	–	–

password

The password of the user connecting to the database.

Progress checks the _User table for the user ID supplied with the -U parameter. When it finds that user ID, it compares the password supplied with the -P parameter with the password in the _User table. If the two passwords match, Progress establishes the database connection.

With certain DataServers, the -P and -U parameters pass DataServer login information to the non-OpenEdge database. For information, see your DataServer documentation.