Invalid Password file

[venudba]

I am running Oracle 8.1.7

I created one database one month back, its running successfully until today.

3 days back my collegue created another database for different apllication.

Till today morning there is no problem with the two databases. But today morning there is a problem with First Database. Second database is working fine. But When I am trying to start First Datase its checking for the Second Database's Password file and its giving error message this is not a valid password file. Even my first database's password file is existing in the same folder but it not checking the password file of First Database.

How do I up the First Database?

[noor]

Hello,

Did you try to recreate the password file ?

Hope this helps

[michaell]

You need to recreate the password file. It seems like your password file is corrupted.

[mike73]

Before creating the new pasword file, be sure you delete or rename the old password file. Using orapwd to create the new password file and you should be ok