Create password file Oracle10g RAC

Hi all,
we have Oracle10g R1 (64 bit) running on RAC Unix. these servers (2 servers and 2 instance) are using RMAN and the logs are transfered to DR server ( only 1 server). i dun have any idea on how to create password file with this structure, originally we want to change SYS password. and how to create password file at both RAC server and DR server, make sure the logs be transmitted without problem to DR server.
would like to the exact procedure ...any idea?
many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Nonie

to change SYS password. and how to create password
file at both RAC server and DR server, make sure the
logs be transmitted without problem to DR server.
Have not you created password file on Database and DG ? use orapwd command to create password file. Well changing password on Database side, is same simple procedure, but on DR you can change password in password file , but problem is how to change password on DR database. So only option remain is refresh DR Database !!!!

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Hi there,
i need to create password file at primary and standby db. can someone reconfirm on the steps should i do before do this?
1. Login as oracle at primary db
2. check remote_login_passwordfile=EXCLUSIVE
3. cd $ORACLE_HOME
4. orapwd file=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapw$ORACLE_SID password=mypasswd entries=50 --> no need to bounce db because the parameter remote_login_passwordfile is already set to EXCLUSIVE.
5. Login as oracle at standby db
6. cd $ORACLE_HOME
7. orapwd file=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapw$ORACLE_SID password=mypasswd entries=50
8. no need to restart standby db.
is this the correct steps?
when running this command below:
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is there anyway i can skip key in the password for SYS? or key in but not in clear text?
the purpose is because we are splitting the SYS password into 2 parts, just because of security requirement.
somebody?
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Nonie

Hi Harry,
Thanks for the idea, but still in clear text. hahaha donno why so complicated on dealing with security issues, one of it is two different person holder half of whole password. seems like no other way to invisibly key in this sys password, i rather keep the whole password.
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I used TOAD 9.5 to log in one Oracle 10g database with sys/password as sysdba. It worked fine always. However, today I tried to log in again and come across the ORA-01017 error. Invalid username/password. Then I went to windows server command line to log in as conn / as sysdba and also log in conn sys/password@sid as sysdba, I all logged in successfully. I checked the password file is in $oracle_home\database\. I logged in as normal user successfully.
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First though is double check make sure you have no typo when inputting username/password,
ORA-01017 is very specific error about wrong password, if you have problem with passwordfile you would likely to get ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
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ORAPWD is a oracle utility to craete a password file to identify users that can use the SYSDBA and SYSOPER privileges when connecting to the database.Its not a GUI utility.It is run on the cmd(in windows) abd on the terminal(in unix).
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Hi guys,
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in rac a database will be accessed by more than once instance correct....
here i have two instance myinst1 and myinst2.
here if we add a user in any one of the instances (say myinst1).. using that user account. the user can connect to either the myinst1 and myinst2.... correct....
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920049 wrote:
I have newly installed oracle11gr2 in my PC, and im creating a database manually by below steps.
Step 1: Create suitable directory for new database.
like below
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\admin\XETEST
adump
dpdump
pfile
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And in step 3,
i get the following error..
C:\Windows\System32>orapwd file=C:\oraclexe\app\oracle
Enter password for SYS:
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Thanks in Advance!
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