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ORACLE - ORA-01017: Invalid username/password; logon denied

How to Recover/Change Oracle Password?

  • If you have application which connects to this schema, then is highly probable you can find the password in one of application config files embedded in connection string. And you are done!
  • If you don't have such application and you are sure want to change the password, then you can follow the next steps.

Change Oracle password

  • Connect to database as sysdba.
  • Alter user.
  • Done!

Oracle how to reset password?