Re: internal accepts any password

From: dsmcd <dsmcd_at_uswestmail.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:22:39 GMT
Message-ID: <z%Du8.909$%J4.62609@news.uswest.net>

Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote:

>The idea behind this is: if you are able to crack the local NT
>administrator password, the database is not safe for you
>anyway.

Makes sense. Thought I had read some posts before saying "alter sys identified as <newpassword>" changes the password for both internal and sys. Perhaps that just if you have a password list using orapwd.

>Also please stop using internal, it was deprecated a long time
>ago,
>and in 9i it is gone.

Old habits die hard, ya know. But yes, you're right of course.

Thx,
D. Received on Mon Apr 15 2002 - 12:22:39 CDT