Although non-admin users can connect successfully to a DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows v8.1 database, the Data Source Explorer will not show database objects unless the user ID has SELECT authority for certain SYS* objects. Specifically, the user ID must have SELECT permissions for SYSCAT* objects.
To work around this issue, the user ID must be granted the appropriate SELECT authority.
The workbench product includes the files that make up the JDBC driver class for some default drivers. However, if you are connecting to a database that requires a different driver, you must provide the path to the JDBC driver files that were included with your database server. In the New Connection wizard, click the [...] button next to the JDBC driver field to set the path to the files. Refer to your database server documentation to determine the name and typical install location for these files.