Re: Help with passwords

It's just

ALTER USER username IDENTIFIED BY VALUES 'hex-key-whatever';

Substituting the username and password value from dba_users as appropriate. There are scripts that save it in a file with the commands to switch it back, but it's easy enough to do manually.

Simon Anderson

> Hi all,
>
> I've got a little question, which i can't find simply on metalink.
> I've got one user with a not know password and i want to temporary change
> it;s password.
> I know it is possible to save the hex-key in dba_users.
> But how can i change it back to that hex-key?
>
> I need temporary this user account and can change the password, but i want
> to change it back to the original.
>
> Thx anyway,
> Marco

> Marco Alink
> Systeem- en databasebeheerder, Centrum voor Informatievoorziening,
> Universiteit Twente, Postbus 217, 7500 AE Enschede
> telefoon: 053 - 489 2628, fax:053 - 489 2383, http://www.utwente.nl/civ
>
>
>

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