Re: connect internal asking for password: WHY?

robertp_at_crux.csis.dit.csiro.au (Robert Andrew Power) wrote:

>I'm in svrmgrl, trying to shut the database down:
 

> SVRMGR> connect internal
> Password:
 

>Password????
>Since when do I need a password for internal?
 

>I'm logged on to the server where oracle is running, as the
>unix user "oracle" (used to install and start up oracle).
 

>Using Oracle 7.3.2 on Solaris 2.4
 

>I may reboot the machine, but if I cannot connect internal,
>I'm worried I wont be able to start the database again.
 

>Any ideas?

At least two possibilities.

1. INTERNAL was given a password when Oracle was installed.
2. There is no password, and you just need to press enter!

good luck ...

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