Re: Oracle directions don't work

either use the -edit option of oradim80 oradim80 -edit -sid sid -userpwd <newpassword> or us the orapwd80 utility.
orapwd80 file=orapw<sid> password=<newpassword> maxusers, running this in %ORACLE_HOME%\database.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

jeffro <jeffrowland_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:893l30$ss9$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> Running Oracle 8.0.5 trying to change INTERNAL password using
> instructions from documentation, but password is not changed.
> Any thoughts on whats going on. Instructions using are:
> To change the password with ORADIM80:
>
> 1.Delete the SID for the password you want to change:
>
> C:\> ORADIM80 -DELETE -SID SID
>
> where SID is the SID to delete.
> 2.Create the same SID again and specify a new INTERNAL password:
>
> C:\> ORADIM80 -NEW -SID SID -INTPWD NEW_PASSWORD - MAXUSERS N
>
> where SID is the same SID to recreate, NEW_PASSWORD is the new
> INTERNAL
> password, and N is the maximum number of DBAs/operators who can be
> logged in at once
> with this password.
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
Received on Thu Feb 24 2000 - 10:46:36 CST