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    copying user password

    Hi,

    we currently have a list of database users. we need to recreate the same user with a different username because of a different naming convention which we need to follow. How do i create the new user with the old password.

    Thanks
    Suvashish

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    Code:
    SELECT password
    FROM dba_users
    WHERE user_name = 'xxx';
    
    ALTER USER yyy IDENTIFIED BY VALUES 'password_from above query';
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    Hi,

    No it doesn't work that way'cos i had tried it out. Anyway the values in the password field in the dba_users is encrypted.

    what i mean is
    old user id: xyz
    old password : xyz1
    password in dba_users : 767B26Y8


    now if i give 767B26Y8 as the password of the new user then i need to log in using 767B26Y8, but i wish to login to the new user using the old password xyz1
    Suvashish

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    Try with no quotes:

    ALTER USER yyy IDENTIFIED BY VALUES password_from above query ;
    One, who thinks that the other one who thinks that know and does not know, does not know either!

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    Are you sure you gave the command exactly as above... it works...

    alter user username identified by values 'hashed password';

    dont forget the Quotes...
    Last edited by adewri; 04-11-2003 at 10:02 AM.
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    Originally posted by BV1963
    Try with no quotes:

    ALTER USER yyy IDENTIFIED BY VALUES password_from above query ;
    this wont work

    Code:
    SQL> alter user amar identified by values C5D5B636B43DB0C5;
    alter user amar identified by values C5D5B636B43DB0C5
                                         *
    ERROR at line 1:
    ORA-02153: invalid VALUES password string
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    Hi ,

    This is the error i am getting.
    ----------------------------------------
    SVRMGR> alter user ram identified by '47AE452E8CEA0C04';
    alter user ram identified by '47AE452E8CEA0C04'
    *
    ORA-00988: missing or invalid password(s)
    Suvashish

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    Originally posted by dsuva
    Hi ,

    This is the error i am getting.
    ----------------------------------------
    SVRMGR> alter user ram identified by '47AE452E8CEA0C04';
    alter user ram identified by '47AE452E8CEA0C04'
    *
    ORA-00988: missing or invalid password(s)
    Your missing the VALUES keyword.

    But I was wrong anyway this won't work as you intend to change the username.

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    You are correct: quotes are needed. It works perfectly fine for me:

    1* ALTER USER TT IDENTIFIED BY VALUES 'DF305179EE5BCFED'
    urc01:RMAN> /

    User altered.
    One, who thinks that the other one who thinks that know and does not know, does not know either!

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    Hi,

    yes the user is getting altered . but when i am trying to connect to the user using the old password it is failing to connect.
    Suvashish

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