public static void ensureJdbcDriver(final ConnectionConfig connectionConfig) {
        try {
            Class.forName(connectionConfig.getClassName());
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }
Verify there is a connection to the database on the root account.
stroom-test-common/src/main/java/stroom/test/common/util/db/DbTestUtil.java