Re: ORA-01991: invalid password file...

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 14:05:36 +0100
Message-ID: <924srv$5kqf2$3@ID-62141.news.dfncis.de>

run the orapwd utility to create a new password file, and that's all there is to it (the correct name is in your error message), so I wouldn't bother.

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

"Chris Lee" <clee_at_innocent.com> wrote in message news:3A45C42F.F3A8A4D4_at_innocent.com...
> Hi,
>
> I went into a strange problem. This is how it happened: I shutdown the
> database, and I restored it using the cold backup I did several days
> ago. When I tried to startup the database again, I got the following
> error:
>
> >>>>>
> SVRMGR> startup
> ORACLE instance started.
> Total System Global Area 85299184 bytes
> Fixed Size 69616 bytes
> Variable Size 76660736 bytes
> Database Buffers 8388608 bytes
> Redo Buffers 180224 bytes
> ORA-01991: invalid password file
> '/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/dbs/orapwmydb'
> SVRMGR>
> <<<<<
>
> I 've done the database recovery using the cold backup before. This is
> the first time I got this message. So, I am not sure if it was related
> to the cold backup recovery. Have anyone seen this error before? Is
> there any way that I can fix it?
>
> Thanks for your suggestions in advance.
>
> -- Chris
Received on Sun Dec 24 2000 - 07:05:36 CST