Re: password file

susanne mainz wrote:
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> I am working with Oracle8.0.5 on Solaris 2.7. To connect as SYSDBA from an
> NT client I created a passwordfile on my SUN server using the orapwd
> utility. The remote_login-passwordfile parameter in the init.ora I changed
> from 'none' into 'exclusive'.
> The environment variables ORA_<sid>_PWFILE and ORA_PWFILE are both set to
> $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/<sid>.pwd
> Still it won't work properly. When I start the database with the
> 'startup'-command in the Server Manager I receive the following Oracle
> error message:
>
> ORA-01990 error opening password file 'string'
>
> Cause: An attempt to open the specified password file failed because of one
> of the following errors:
>
> An operating system error occurred.
>
> ORAPWD is already running, so the password file is locked.
>
> The environment variables ORA_sid_PWFILE and ORA_PWFILE are not set.
>
> Action: Check for the above causes and correct as necessary.
>
> Susanne

I can't remember exactly but isn't the password file something like "pwd<sid>" as opposed to "<sid>"...

HTH

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