just curious
- does orapwd not exist on unix? and
- NT will use os authentication if you set it up as you describe for Unix.
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Gollum" <gollum_nospam_at_worldonline.dk> wrote in message
news:yhEg6.36461$l57.1597709_at_news000.worldonline.dk...
> If you are on a Unix system you can remove (outcomment) the
> remote_login_passwordfile in init.ora and then you should be able to
connect
> as INTERNAL if you are the Unix-user who owns the database.
>
> On NT you should be able to create a new password file:
>
> 1) In \ORANT\database rename the file PWD<SID>.ora
> 2) Run: orapwd file=PWD<SID>.ora password=manager
> 3) You should now be able to connect as internal with the password
> "manager".
>
> HTH,
> Gollum
>
> <queenjr_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:95v01l$c95$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > I know this sounds like hacking but I just
> > received a database from another
> > project. I have a user id to get me into the
> > database but the user does not
> > have dba privileges. The old dba left and took
> > the passwords with him. He
> > changed sys, system and internal. Now, someone
> > rebooted the machine and the
> > database did not restart. I can not turn on the
> > database without dba
> > privileges. Is there someway to break into the
> > database without having to
> > rebuild?
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
>
>
Received on Fri Feb 09 2001 - 09:07:15 CST
