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

Dear Dealy

Change sys password ,use sys schema and copy back old password For particulars see Kevin Loney's Dba Hand Book Create new user try , gain confidence then only change sys password I did it it works

Rao

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On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:01:55  
 blair wrote:


>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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