well...we certainly appreciate your sharing your hobby/wisdom with the rest
of us!
"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
news:a89vj6$s41$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> 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
> news:eh7gaug3lndhjk8t8vfjitd8na3suu2dh3_at_4ax.com...
> > 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
> >
> > To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address
> >
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 02 2002 - 11:28:25 CST
