Re: client/server password changes

bagley (bagley_at_vt.edu) wrote:
: We have a client/server structure here at Tech. The general user
: community does NOT have the sqlplus client on their machines. Our
: problem is to develop a way for the user to change their passwords
: without having sqlplus on their machines, using sqlforms or the like.
: Has anyone done anything like this? If so how?
: Thanks Victor.

All you need to do is find a way to pass

 ALTER USER username IDENTIFIED BY password

to ORACLE. You should be able to do this from a form no problem. A quick Pro*C utility would also do the trick.

Good Luck
Randy

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