-port=$3
-host=$4
-echo "start init holmes engine-d db"
-main_path=$HOME/../
-cat $main_path
-mysql -u$user -p$password -P$port -h$host <$main_path/dbscripts/mysql/openo-holmes_engine_d-createobj.sql
+dbname=$3
+port=$4
+host=$5
+echo "Initializing the holmes engine management database..."
+main_path=$HOME/..
+
+# if deployed using helm, use the helm-generated configuration file.
+if [[ -d /opt/hemconfig ]]; then
+ cp /opt/hemconfig/onap-holmes_engine-createobj.sql "$main_path/dbscripts/postgresql/onap-holmes_engine-createobj.sql"
+else
+ sed -i "s|DBNAME|$dbname|g" "$main_path/dbscripts/postgresql/onap-holmes_engine-createobj.sql"
+ sed -i "s|DBUSER|$user|g" "$main_path/dbscripts/postgresql/onap-holmes_engine-createobj.sql"
+ sed -i "s|DBPWD|$password|g" "$main_path/dbscripts/postgresql/onap-holmes_engine-createobj.sql"
+fi
+
+cat $main_path/dbscripts/postgresql/onap-holmes_engine-createobj.sql
+
+echo "dbname=$dbname"
+echo "user=$user"
+echo "password=$password"
+echo "port=$port"
+echo "host=$host"
+
+if [[ -z `env | grep PGPASSWORD` ]]; then
+ export PGPASSWORD=$password
+ need_unset=1
+fi
+
+psql -U "$user" -p "$port" -h "$host" -d "$dbname" -f $main_path/dbscripts/postgresql/onap-holmes_engine-createobj.sql
+psql -U "$user" -p "$port" -h "$host" -d "$dbname" --command 'select * from alarm_info;'