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If you REALLY need to log in as SYS (and I agree with Joe, you shouldn't be)
you can change the password:
log into sqlplus as SYSTEM (you said you have this password, yes)
then run:
alter user sys identified by <new password>;
and you will have changed the SYS password... no need to hack anything)
Rachel
>From: "Joseph S. Testa" <teci_at_oracle-dba.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: Re: SYS password is not known (Oracle for NT)
>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 05:00:33 -0800
>
>you're not stuck NOTHING should be logging in as sys anyways, if you
>change it and someone is, too bad.
>
>You're living way to dangerously letting anyone/application login as
>sys.
>
>joe
>
>Don Dealy II wrote:
> >
> > The dba left and now we are stuck!
> >
> > We know the SYSTEM password, but we don't know the SYS password. Is
>there any way that this can be "hacked" (Ver 8.0.5.1.1) so we can know what
>it is?
> >
> > Yes, we could change it, but nobody knows what scripts or other
>applications rely on the current SYS password. It's kind of a sticky
>wicket.
> >
> > We want to get OEM 2.1 up and running with the intelligent agent, but
>that may require building the password file. Will that mess up the current
>SYS password?
> >
> > --
> >
>
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>Joe Testa http://www.oracle-dba.com
>No you can't fix an ORA-600 error, call Oracle Support.
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