## Logging on to a Database Instance

### Use

To use the SQLCLI interactively (in session mode), log on to a database instance as a database user: This opens a database session.

### Prerequisites

The specified user is a database user.

### One Step Logon

Log on to the database instance:

sqlcli [<options>] -d <database_name> -u <database_user>,<database_user_password>

<options> | Call options for the SQLCLI program
<database_name> | Name of database instance
<database_user> | Name of the database user See Concepts of the Database System, Conventions for User Names and Passwords
<database_user_password> | Password of the database user

One step logon to the database instance DEMODB on the computer PARMA as database user MONA with the password RED:

sqlcli -n PARMA -d DEMODB -u MONA,RED

To log on using a user key <user_key>, enter the following command:

sqlcli [<options>] -U <user_key>

### Two Step Logon

Start the SQLCLI:

sqlcli [<options>]

Log on to the database instance:

\c [<options>] -d <database_name> -u <database_user>,<database_user_password>

### Result

You have opened a database session and can now execute commands interactively.

See also:

Overview of the SQLCLI Commands