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  1. #1
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    Hi Everybody

    At the moment I'm working with OEM 8i release 8.1.6 and migrating for OEM 9i on NT2000 platform and I've been problem when I tried to change the Internal/Sys user password. I used the command ORADIM and ORAPWD, but now I get connect with my old/new password. I don't Know what's happening. I think that have many people ( user ) with the same problem. Please, I hope that anyone can solve my problem.

    Thank´s

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    Sometimes rebooting after changing the internal password works. Of course you know that Oracle 9i does not have internal or svrmgrl.

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    I've been problem when I tried to change the Internal/Sys user password
    Internal is not exactcly same as SYS. The password file is meant for INTERNAL not for SYS. Let me explain it with an example:

    You have the default password for SYS change_on_install. Then you connect as SYS:

    $sqlplus /nolog
    SQL>connect sys/change_on_install
    Connected.

    Now create the password file:

    $orapwd file=orapwABC password=xyz entries=3

    Now, try again:

    $sqlplus /nolog
    SQL>connect internal
    Connected.

    Startup the instance

    SQL>connect sys/change_on_install
    Connected.

    connect sys/change_on_install as sysdba
    Now you get ORA-01017: invalid password

    The difference is that SYS connecting as SYSDBA is like INTERNAL, they both use the password file, SYS however, uses its own password.


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    where will this orapwd file reside in sun machine?
    we tried but getting error

    wht should by "FILE = " (imean the file parameter)

    thnx,
    Cheers!
    OraKid.

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    The name of the password file must be of the format $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapw{$ORACLE_SID }because the name and location of the password file is hard coded in the file "sparams.h" (the line is: # define SS_SIDPWFILE_DEFAULT "?/dbs/orapw@"). Thus, the file must be put in the "dbs" directory and named "orapw".

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