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RE: SYS password is not known (Oracle for NT)

From: <blair_at_pjm.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:01:03 -0500
Message-Id: <10708.124363@fatcity.com>


I agree with Kimberly. I doubt you have any scripts that rely on SYS. I would say just go ahead and change it. If something breaks, fix it - but probably nothing will.

..tom

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kimberly Smith [SMTP:kimberly.smith_at_gmd.fujitsu.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 11:36 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: SYS password is not known (Oracle for NT)
>
> If any of your scripts rely on the sys password I would
> be surprised. Not saying its not possible but I personally
> don't do anything in scripts that require me to be
> signed in as sys.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 10:06 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> 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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