Yes <sigh> your correct... I should have tested that before posting....
What I ment was something like this >From dbahandbook pg 418 Becomeuser.sql set pagesize 0 feedback off verify off echo off term out off spool C:\reset.sql select ' alter user &&1 identified by values ' ||''''|| password||''''||' profile '||profile||';' from dba_users where username = upper ('&&1') ; spool off; C:\reset.sql alter user someuser identified by values '48D0175ECBDE45B0' profile DEFAULT; I was thinking about one of our user tables.... bob > > on a TEST database.... go ahead and try that > > you can't update dba_users that way > > > --- Bob Metelsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yes that's rite I cant use D4C5016086B2DC6A as the password > > > > But... > > > > I can > > SQL> alter user bob identified by newpassword ; > > > > Log on as bob and make any changes I want then... > > > > SQL> Update dba_users set password = 'D4C5016086B2DC6A' where user = > > bob > > ; > > > > Bob doen not know his account has been modified > > > > I know that's not what he asked but... I havent threw in my > 2cts in a > > while ;-> And this could prove useful from time to time.... > > > > > > bob > > > > > > > Yes, but that is not what he asked. > > > > > > Try logging in with the value from dba_users. ;) > > > > > > Jared > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Bob Metelsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 12/17/2002 10:14 AM > > > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > cc: > > > Subject: RE: password > > > > > > > > > How about > > > > > > select username, password from dba_users; > > > > > > USERNAME PASSWORD > > > ------------------------------ ------------------------ > > > SYS D4C5016086B2DC6A > > > SYSTEM D4DF7931AB130E37 > > > > > > This is part of the becomeuser script where you can change > > > and then reset the password for a user > > > > > > spool C:\reset.sql > > > > > > select ' alter user &&1 identified by values ' ||''''|| > > > password||''''||' profile '||profile||';' > > > from dba_users where username = upper ('&&1') ; > > > spool off; > > > > > > > > > > > > bob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can't. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "faisal ahmad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 12/16/2002 08:09 PM > > > > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > cc: > > > > Subject: password > > > > > > > > > > > > how can a dba see the password of a user. > > > > > > > -- > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > > -- > > > Author: Bob Metelsky > > > 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). 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You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Bob Metelsky 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).