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

From: Ramamohan B N <ramamohan.bn_at_tatainfotech.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:09:09 -0800
Message-Id: <10707.124284@fatcity.com>

Hi Don,

You can create a password file. It JUST sets the password for connecting as internal. I **THINK** it wont change the password for SYS account.

Regards,
Mohan

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?
Received on Tue Dec 12 2000 - 13:09:09 CST