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JDBC connect with password but no username?

I am trying to connect to a server (via JDBC) which requires a password, but a blank username. When I try using an empty String ("") it causes an error:
java.sql.SQLException: invalid arguments in call
The code I am using worked to connect to another server (which requires username and password), so it is operable; just not in this specific case (empty string username). I also can access the connection for this specific server which requires no username via SQLDeveloper, so that's not offline or inaccessible. In SQLDeveloper I can enter an empty username field without incident.
From what I've read one can connect with JDBC with username and password, or with neither. But I can't find a solution for a blank username. There must be a hacky way around the problem.
private Connection getConnection() throws SQLException
{
OracleDataSource ds = new OracleDataSource();
ds.setURL("jdbc:oracle:thin:#" + serverName + ":" + portNumber + ":" + sid);
System.out.println("attempting connection");
connection = ds.getConnection(textFieldUsername.getText(), new String(passwordField.getPassword()));
System.out.println("connection established");
return connection;
}

Have you tried to connect through the DriverManager interface?
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, props);
Where props doesn't have any entry for the username.

Connecting to database with JDBC URL

My requirement is to check can we connect to a database with no schema defined through a java program and create a database.
this works fine
Connection connection =
DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:db2://wcspocca-db.cloudapp.net:50001/db2inst1","vmadmin","password#123;");
database: db2
schema: db2inst1
but
Connection connection =
DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:db2://wcspocca-db.cloudapp.net:50001/","vmadmin","password#123;");
fails
WHY?
com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.mo: [jcc][10165][10045][4.7.85] Invalid database URL syntax: jdbc:db2://wcspocca-db.cloudapp.net:50001/. ERRORCODE=-4461, SQLSTATE=42815

DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:db2://wcspocca-db.cloudapp.net:50001/!!DBNAME!!","vmadmin","password#123;");

How I usually connect to a database using jave is like the following: Spacing it out to allow you to read the text below
//Wide Scope Variables
static Connection conn = null; //right now this connection is off
static String dbURL = "database url"; //I use SQL developer and your able to grab the connection url there
static String user = "This can be empty and ask user for input of hard code the user name";
static String pass = "same as above";
In the method where you want to check the driver and connection I usually do it like this
//Register the Driver
try
{
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
}
catch(ClassNotFoundException e)
{
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
//Set up connection
try
{
conn = DriverManager.getConnection(dbURL,user,password);
conn.clearWarnings();
stmt = conn.createStatement();
}
catch(SQLException e)
{
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
The first try catch code registers the driver to the SQL developer then the second try catch sets up the connection to the database. This helped save me a lot of head aches and I find it the most Direct route when using java.

Because in the second example the database is not specified. You can find the requirements in the DB2 JDBC documentation:
>>-+-jdbc:db2:------+--//--server--+---------+--/--database----->
+-jdbc:db2j:net:-+ '-:--port-'
'-jdbc:ids:------'
>--+---------------------------+-------------------------------\><
'-:--| connection-options |-'
The database parameter is not optional.

check the url carefully, after the port number if you do not put database name which you want to connect then how it will connect. Its like you are giving a home address whitout the plot number.

Connect SYS DBA with no password using JAVA

I want to connect oracle DB with JAVA, I have code like this :
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
dbURL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:#localhost:1521:DB";
con = DriverManager.getConnection(dbURL, "sys as sysdba" , "");
return con;
it's not working, but I tried with command promt like this conn /as sysdba, it can be Connected. I have beed googling about this article but all of code not work.
Anyone can help.
Thanks

To log on as SYSDBA with the JDBC Thin driver you must configure the server to use the password file. So you need to provide password for sys.

Try catching the exception, it must provide more information about the problem.
public static Connection getConnection(String name, String pass) {
connection = null;
try {
Class.forName(JDBC_DRIVER);
connection = DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL, name, pass);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
return connection;
}
Do you get the same error when trying to connect with a different username and password instead of "sys as sysdba" , "" ?
Also, in the dbURL, check if the url and database name are set correctly.
The problem most likely lies in the empty password. Try substituting "" with "()". If the sys really uses empty password, it must work. If it doesn't help, consider changing the password manually by alter user

How to connect to online mysql database from Java desktop app

I pave paid hosting, and i added my database to it. I am trying to connect to this online database from my java desktop application but, i got exception: Communications link failure.
here is my code:
public Kviz_DAO(){
try{
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
konekcija = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://penal.ba:2082/mydatabasename?"+
"user=mydbuser&password=mydbpassword");
}
catch(Exception ex){
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
Can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong.

Check that, if permission is in the DB server for your IP. If not then GRANT the permission for the IP
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'USERNAME'#'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD' WITH GRANT OPTION;
if not working, check the FIREWALL.

The default port for MySQL is 3306. Are you certain that the hostname and port you're using is correct?
Try this:
konekcija = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://penal.ba:2082/mydatabasename", mydbuser, mydbpassword);
Check this:
com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.CommunicationsException:Communications link failure
Can you connect using the MySQL admin?

sample code:
String url1 = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/";
String db1 = "userdb";
String driver1 = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
String user1 = "root";
String pass1 = "sarakrish";
try {
Class.forName(driver1).newInstance();
con = DriverManager.getConnection(url1 + db1, user1, pass1);
you should try this method:
String url = "jdbc:mysql://penal.ba:2082/";
String db = "mydatabasename";
String driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
String user = "mydbuser";
String pass = "mydbpassword";
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
konekcija = DriverManager.getConnection(url+db,user,pass);

Download the connector J . Add it to your classpath and in the code:
// This will load the MySQL driver, each DB has its own driver
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
// Setup the connection with the DB
connect = DriverManager
.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://remoteUri/database-name?"
+ "user=user&password=userpw");

Connection konekcija = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://penal.ba:2082/mydatabasename?" + "user=mydbuser&password=mydbpassword");
//konekcija should be an object of Connection class.....I think :-p

If you can't connect to a remote MySql database, this is due to permissions by the hosting company/server. You can solve this by adding permission for your ip.

Access mysql data base from another system using java

I am working on a interface in java swing.we have four system connected with a lan.the interface is for accessing the database from the other system in the same local area network i used the following code to access the database by giving the ip address,database name,tablename but i could not connect the other systems database.how can i do this?
public void dbconnection() {
String name = "";
String port = "3306";
String user = "systech";
String pass = "systech";
String dbname = "cascade_demo";
String host="192.168.1.61";
try {
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
String url = "jdbc:mysql://"+host+":"+ port + "/" + dbname;
System.out.println("URL:" + url);
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, pass);
String qry2 = "select * from item_master";
Statement st = con.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery(qry2);
while (rs.next()) {
name = rs.getString(1);
System.out.println("Name:" + name);
}
rs.close();
st.close();
con.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Exception:" + e);
}
}

Use below code
public void dbconnection() {
String name = "";
String port = "3306";
String user = "systech";
String pass = "systech";
String dbname = "cascade_demo";
String host="192.168.1.61";
try {
String url = "jdbc:mysql://"+host+":"+ port + "/" + dbname;
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance ();
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, pass);
String qry2 = "select * from item_master";
Statement st = con.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery(qry2);
while (rs.next()) {
System.out.println("Name:" + rs.getString(1));
}
rs.close();
st.close();
con.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Exception:" + e);
}
}
Also, make sure to include jar file for connecting. You will get jar file here.
Update 1:
So, you have a
CommunicationsException: Communications link failure
I'm quoting from this answer which also contains a step-by-step MySQL+JDBC tutorial:
If you get a SQLException: Connection refused or Connection timed out or a MySQL specific CommunicationsException:
Communications link failure, then it means that the DB isn't reachable at all. This can have one or more of the following causes:
IP address or hostname in JDBC URL is wrong.
Hostname in JDBC URL is not recognized by local DNS server.
Port number is missing or wrong in JDBC URL.
DB server is down.
DB server doesn't accept TCP/IP connections.
DB server has run out of connections.
Something in between Java and DB is blocking connections, e.g. a firewall or proxy.
To solve the one or the other, follow the following advices:
Verify and test them with ping.
Refresh DNS or use IP address in JDBC URL instead.
Verify it based on my.cnf of MySQL DB.
Start the DB.
Verify if mysqld is started without the --skip-networking option.
Restart the DB and fix your code accordingly that it closes connections in finally.
Disable firewall and/or configure firewall/proxy to allow/forward the port.
Update 2
If your system is Windows, go to Start>>Run.
Type command. This will open command prompt.
Type "ping 192.168.1.61"
You might get reply in below format.
Pinging 192.168.1.61 [192.168.1.61] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.61: bytes=32 time=101ms TTL=124
If you don't get something in above format, then your MYSQL Server with ip 192.168.1.61 is NOT REACHABLE. Ask your team to start the server first. :(
If you have Linux version, open terminal and follow step 3.
Also check below link. Those might help you...
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-enable-remote-access-to-mysql-database-server.html

You should down load the jdbc driver and replace
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
by
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
If you still have issues asfter replacing Obdc stuff, please post the exception.
ALso check firewall settings and DB permissions.

If you'll get exception your app will not free system resources. This will work better:
} finally {
try {
rs.close();
st.close();
con.close();
} catch( Exception e ) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}