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

From: Joseph S. Testa <teci_at_oracle-dba.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:56:01 -0500
Message-Id: <10708.124301@fatcity.com>


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.
Received on Tue Dec 12 2000 - 06:56:01 CST

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