Re: lost internal/system/sys passwords

If the user account you are using has the SYSDBA privilege, then using svrmgrl connect internal (no password needed) and alter the users SYS and SYSTEM. Alan
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Today is not your day.
Tomorrow isn't looking good either."

Dan Holm wrote in message <6fujgc$ln7$1_at_synthemesc.insync.net>...
>I'm trying to create a new database on our Oracle Workgroup Server
>(Solaris 2.6), however the person that installed Oracle can't remember
>any of the passwords for any of the users. I've tried the process
>outlined in the manuals (shutdown the database, rm the password file
>in the oracle_home/dbs, and use orapw to create a new one), but that
>doesn't appear to be doing anything at all; i can log in as internal
>using gibberish for the password (but once i'm logged in i can't do
>anything of use because of 'insufficient priveledges'), and sys and
>system complain about invalid usernames or passwords.
>
>Am I SOL? ... :)
>
>I thank you in advance,
>Dan
Received on Fri Apr 03 1998 - 00:00:00 CST