Message-Id: <10707.124284@fatcity.com> From: Ramamohan B N Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:09:09 -0800 Subject: Re: SYS password is not known (Oracle for NT) 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?