You always connect as a sysdba privileged user when using RMAN ... so just issue
rman target / (or rman target / nocatalog if you're not using a catalog) (Wow! I answered an RMAN question ... and I knew nothing about it 12 months ago) Ciao Fuzzy :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Roger Xu > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 16:25 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: WHY IT DOES NOT WORK ==> rman target "/ as sysdba" THANKS > > > bigtex:oraadm 7% rman target "/ as sysdba" > > Argument Value Description > -------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------- > target quoted-string connect-string for target database > catalog quoted-string connect-string for recovery catalog > nocatalog none if specified, then no recovery catalog > cmdfile quoted-string name of input command file > log quoted-string name of output message log file > trace quoted-string name of output debugging message log file > append none if specified, log is opened in append mode > debug optional-args activate debugging > msgno none show RMAN-nnnn prefix for all messages > send quoted-string send a command to the media manager > pipe string building block for pipe names > timeout integer number of seconds to wait for pipe input > -------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------- > Both single and double quotes (' or ") are accepted for a > quoted-string. > Quotes are not required unless the string contains embedded > white-space. > > RMAN-00571: > =========================================================== > RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS > =============== > RMAN-00571: > =========================================================== > RMAN-00552: syntax error in command line arguments > RMAN-01005: syntax error: found "identifier": expecting one > of: "append, at, auxiliary, catalog, cmd > file, clone, debug, log, msglog, mask, msgno, nocatalog, > pipe, rcvcat, slaxdebug, send, target, time > out, trace" > RMAN-01008: the bad identifier was: as > RMAN-01007: at line 0 column 4 file: command line arguments > bigtex:oraadm 8% rman target "system/manager" > > Recovery Manager: Release 9.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production > > Copyright (c) 1995, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. > > connected to target database: DV2 (DBID=3650624848) > > RMAN> exit > > > Recovery Manager complete. > bigtex:oraadm 9% sqlplus "/ as sysdba" > > SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.3.0 - Production on Thu Jun 26 16:20:02 2003 > > Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. > > > Connected to: > Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production > With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options > JServer Release 9.2.0.3.0 - Production > > SQL> show user > USER is "SYS" > SQL> exit > Disconnected from Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release > 9.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production > With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options > JServer Release 9.2.0.3.0 - Production > bigtex:oraadm 10% > > > Roger Xu > Database Administrator > Dr Pepper Bottling Company of Texas > (972)721-8337 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email > Security System. For more information on a proactive email security > service working around the clock, around the globe, visit > http://www.messagelabs.com > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Roger Xu > 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: Grant Allen 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).