on the machine where the database is installed, you can login as CONNECT INTERNAL, and it won't prompt for the password.
the environment variable ORACLE_SID should be pointing to the concerned DB's SID. Connect as internal, shutdown the database and then recreate the password file using ORAPWD. Regards Naveen -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 7:09 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Thanks Naveen for suggestions, but by the way what do you mean 'connect internal' via sqlplus and check the value of ORACLE-SID, you mean that we can enter into database by using 'INTERNAL' user without password, don't you ? > -----Original Message----- > From: Naveen Nahata [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:49 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Open the password > > You can recreate the password file, you can recreate the instance with a > different password, and you can also connect from the server machine by > simple 'connect internal' in sqlplus. just check the value of ORACLE_SID, > it > should be pointing to the DB > > Regards > Naveen > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:44 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Dear everyone, > I already installed oracle 8i database on my server, to make my > system secured I changed my 'INTERNAL' password but I forget to write the > changed in my book, and now I can't enter to 'INTERNAL' because I forget > the > password. Please inform me how to open it again perhaps you have tips and > tricks how to solve it. > > Thanks > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Sony kristanto > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Naveen Nahata > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Sony kristanto INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Naveen Nahata INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
