Re: PO7 Lost Password..help!

There is a program called orapwd72.exe in your orawin95/bin-directory. Enter the following at the operating system prompt:

orapwd72 file = $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapw$ORACLE_SID password=manager

You should then be able to start the database as DBA.

There is also a setting in your Win95 registry called : hkey_local_machine/software/oracle->>DBA_AUTHORISATION.

I don't know exactly how things work, but you can give it a try,

Good luck, greetings, Mark

Salar Hassani <salar_at_salnet.demon.co.uk> wrote in article <OQVBqAAFVGQzEw0v_at_salnet.demon.co.uk>...
> I recently zapped my hard disc and had to restore my Personal oracle for
> Windows 95 from a backup tape.
>
> All is fine, except I now can't start the database. What I am almost
> certain was my startup password is not accepted.
>
> 1) Is it a known problem for the password to become corrupted during a
> restore session of this sort or have I simply forgotten it?
> 2) Is there anyway I can change this password without having to
> reinstall my Des/2000 Dev/2000 tablespaces etc. etc. "I just want my
> password back"! :^)
>
>
> With thanks
>
> Salar Hassani
>
> salar_at_salnet.demon.co.uk
> salar.seh-e_at_dail.pipex.com
>
>
>
  Received on Wed Apr 02 1997 - 00:00:00 CST