How to update the exMon database password

Created by: Kristinn Magnusson

In this article, you will learn how to update the exMon database password.

If you for some reason need to change the SQL login password exMon uses to connect to the exMon database, you can follow these directions.

exMon Execution Servers

For all servers running exMon

  1. Locate ExpectusConfig.config under C:\Program Files\exMon\Bin and open it with Notepad
  2. Find and remove in two places exMonEncryptionString=XXXXXXXX
  3. Where exMonEncryptionString was, add: Password=XXXXX where XXXXX is your new password.
  4. Save and close.

exMon should work now but the password is saved in plaintext. To encrypt the password you need to run the exMon upgrade tool and choose Upgrade.

exMon Portal

For servers running the exMon Portal

  1. Locate client.config under C:\Program Files\exMon\exMon\Portal and open it with Notepad
  2. Find and remove exMonEncryptionString=XXXXXXXX 
  3. Where exMonEncryptionString was, add: Password=XXXXX where XXXXX is your new password.
  4. Save and close.
  5. Open Internet Information Server (IIS) and restart the website exMon is running under. By default, it is called Default Website.

exMon should work now but the password is saved in plaintext. To encrypt the password you need to run the exMon upgrade tool and choose Upgrade.

You can now test if the exMon Portal works.

exMon Data Governance installed on local machines

For all machines where exMon Data Governance was installed using the download link on the portal.

  1. Make sure the portal is using the new password by following the steps above.
  2. Uninstall exMon Data Governance using Control Panel > Uninstall a program.
  3. Download exMon Data Governance from the portal by hovering over the user's name in the top bar.
  4. Install exMon Data Governance.

Note: If you require assistance, please create a support ticket

Kristinn is the author of this solution article.