Can't login to Enterprise Manager Web Site

Question

I installed version 2 of the application server (the core package) and was able to go to the Enterprise manager at http://myhost:1810 . I then applied the mandatory patch. After restarting (emctl start) the site prompts me for a password but will not take the ias_admin password I used before.
Am I missing something?
Thanks
-Mike

Answer 1

There's another step involved for windows. See the 9iAS release notes addendum, this entry:
11.5 Resetting the Administrator Password
The Enterprise Manager Web Site will enforce use of the current Administrator (ias_admin) password when you log in to Enterprise Manager, stop the Enterprise
Manager Service, or change the ias_admin password. If you have forgotten your ias_admin password then you must reset it using the following procedure while you
are logged on to your PC as the person who installed Oracle9iAS:
1.Edit the following file and locate the line that defines the credentials property for use the ias_admin user:
%ORACLE_HOME%/sysman/j2ee/config/jazn-data.xml
The following example shows the section of jazn-data.xml with the credentials entry in boldface type:
<realm>
<name>enterprise-manager</name>
<users>
<user>
<name>ias_admin</name>
<credentials>rJqp85BkhFwAyw9ddl0PnFlUBVaWzbfT</credentials>
</user>
2.Remove the entire line that contains the <credentials> property from jazn-data.xml.
3.Enter the following command from DOS Command window:
%ORACLE_HOME%\bin\emctl set password reset <new password>
4.Restart your PC.
After the restart, the Enterprise Manager Web Site will be using your new Administrator (ias_admin) password.