Hi,
Thanks. I tried out this also. However, this time, I got the message "ORA-01031: insufficient privileges"
Regards,
Aparna S.
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Browse All TopicsHi All,
I modified the password of SYS user using another user account with DBA role. However, when i try to login using SYS as SYSDBA, i get the error message "ORA-28009: connection to sys should be as sysdba or sysoper".
I had typed the following in SQLPLUSW prompt:
connect sys@<<connecstring>>/<<pwd
Am i making a mistake somewhere ? Kindly respond at the earliest, as I need to login as SYS user to change a few settings.
Thanks & Regards,
Aparna S.
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2) System Privileges *** ==================== These articles and documentation explain what system privileges are useful for, how they should be used and handled, and how they are related to some init.ora parameters in various Oracle versions. 2.1 How to and Documentation --------------------------
Hi All,
Thanks a lot for all your responses. I am extremely sorry for not acknowledging your posts. the password file was not okay. I am able to login as sys by logging into Solaris as the oracle installation user. I'll re-create the password file and in case of any further problems, will trouble you all.
Thanks once again for all your timely and some wonderful tips.
Regards,
Aparna S.
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by: ploubierPosted on 2004-07-03 at 15:59:35ID: 11465237
Correct syntax is
>> as sysdba
connect sys/<<pwd>>@<<connecstring