Re: passwords

From: Alan Shein <alanshein_at_erols.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 14:47:51 -0500
Message-ID: <809tnt$itq$1@autumn.news.rcn.net>

You can't. All that can be done is to give the user a new password:

ALTER USER username IDENTIFIED BY password

Pedro <remove_this-pedro.fonseca_at_infarmed.pt> wrote in message news:809or2$i8e$1_at_duke.telepac.pt...
> (NEWBIE)
>
> Hi there. I'm new to Oracle so please be patient with a few lame questions
>
> How can I retrieve a users forgotten password? I believe they are
> "encrypted", but is there a way to retrieve them in plain text?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
Received on Tue Nov 09 1999 - 13:47:51 CST