Re: internal password of oracle 8i on win2000

I'm certainly not being paid to do this (though it's a nice idea!).

It's my idea of a hobby, really. Sad but true.

Just wanted to squash that rumour before it runs.

Regards
HJR

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"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
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> On 31 Mar 2002 21:34:06 -0800, amitsaddi_at_hotmail.com (ams) wrote:

>

> >i m facin a typical problem on win2000 server.

> >i have installed oracle 8i(8.1.5) on win2000. after installation ,

> >thru svrmgrl i had changed the passwords for sys and system users.

> >once the system is rebooted, i could not login into oracle using

> >internal password which i had set for sys account.

> >i m given the error of wrong password/username.

> >this had happaned many times as i have been trying installing the same

> >again and again even over fresh win2000.

> >any suggestions pl.

> >thanx

> >

> >amit

>

> 0 Oracle 8.1.5 is desupported more than a year and not certified for

> win2k

> 1 if you have Oracle installed properly you wouldn't need a password

> for internal. You should make sure you install Oracle as *local*

> administrator (as opposed to *domain* administrator), and create a

> *local* ora_dba group, though Oracle supposedly should do that

> automatically for you

> 2 During install the initial, default password *oracle* stays a few

> minutes on your screen, and this password is documented

> 3 There also is the documend orapwd utility to change the internal

> password

> 4 internal has been deprecated and you should use connect / as sysdba

> instead

> 5 failure for internal and/or connect / as sysdba might also be caused

> by not having

> sqlnet.authentication_services=(nts)

> in sqlnet.ora on the server

> 6 All this facts are documented. This particular question has been

> answered over and over again, so the answer should be available in

> numerous faq resources and this newsgroup archives at

> http://groups.google.com

> 7 Given the fact the question is always asked again by people who

> never do anything to resolve their own problems, especially reading

> the documentation, as opposed to just hacking away to resolve it,

> given the fact the support status of 8.1.5 and it's non-certification

> for win2k also has been posted numerous times here, keeping this group

> alive seems to become a pretty useless business.

> With the exception of possibly Thomas Kyte and/or Howard Rogers no one

> is paid to answer your question, so answering it over and over again

> is just a waste of precious time.

>

> Regards

>

> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

>

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>