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Phil Thompson wrote:
> hello,
> i have a copy of oracle 8i. I only know how to use SQL+, as this is all I
> have ben taught at university so far.
> when i try to open sql+ on my (windows 98)PC it asks for a username,
> password and host string. everything i try doesnt let my open sql+. at no
> point have i setup a username, so is there a default that i don't know
> about? any help would be great.
> thanks
> Phil
We don't know how you set things up, so any advice could go wrong ... unless reset, the default username/password are SYS/CHANGE_ON_INSTALL, SYS/MANAGER and SCOTT/TIGER. Third piece of information is the database identifier - in a totally default install that might be ORCL.
(Recommendation: avoid SYS - that's the system owner and messing around there could break the database totally; SYSTEM is the main administrator useful for management and creating new users; SCOTT is the demo userid. While you are learning, stick with SCOTT.)
On Oracle's TechNet site (http://otn.oracle.com) you will find a number of useful things:
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