Re: passwords

From: Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 12:19:34 +0200
Message-ID: <80e59e$qno$1@ctb-nnrp1.saix.net>

Pedro wrote in message <809or2$i8e$1_at_duke.telepac.pt>...
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>How can I retrieve a users forgotten password? I believe they are
>"encrypted", but is there a way to retrieve them in plain text?

Without knowing the encryption/decryption algorithm, and writing software to decrypt it, you can not.

Anyway, it is much simpler to change the user's password: ALTER USER <username> IDENTIFIED BY <newpassword>

regards,
Billy Received on Thu Nov 11 1999 - 04:19:34 CST