Re: my Idiocy

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 23:50:19 +0200
Message-ID: <el5nctoig64d21mi1b70qs85pseiuugcu7@4ax.com>

On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 18:17:29 +0100, "richard.smit" <richard.smit_at_ntlworld.com> wrote:

>Hi
>Hope someone can help.
>I have oracle 8 personal ed. on my PC, running win98. At some point I have
>changed the scott/tiger passwords, and I cannot find my password notebook
>(and i dont remember what i change it to) hence this cry for help.
>Is there any way to access the present password in the files.
>
>thank you in anticipation
>
>Richard Smit
>

Most likely you also didn't change the system password (the default is manager) . System is capable of
alter user scott identified by <password> There is no way to access the present password in the files.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Wed Apr 04 2001 - 16:50:19 CDT