Sami, RMAN connects as SYSDBA. The password may actually be different.
The good one is that works SQL>connect sys/[EMAIL PROTECTED] as SYSDBA HTH Vadim -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:15 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L string Hi list, I have problem connecting to target DB using account SYS with connect string. But SQL*Plus works fine. For example, SQL>connect sys/[EMAIL PROTECTED] connected. but in RMAN (using same OS account and server) ============================================== RMAN> connect target sys/[EMAIL PROTECTED] failed RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =============== RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-04005: error from target database: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied Any help will be really appreciated. -Sami -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Saminathan 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: Gorbounov,Vadim 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).