Logging into SQLPLUS as SYS...

Hello there, its time for another question from your latest clueless forumer!
After getting help for another question I had, I was instructed to log in as SYS...
Now I read somewhere that this is NOT the same as logging in as System, so what exactly is it? And how do i get the password for it?
Thanks in advance!
Daniel Reid

Hi Daniel,
Pete's suggestion regarding the book is a very good suggestion.
A good start is the "....For Dummies" series by Wiley Publishing Inc.
Please don't be put off by the title, some of them are excellent introductions to complicated technologies. After you work through these books, you get much more out of the more complicated books.
You can check out reader ratings and comments on Amazon.com before you buy.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Patrick Cimolini
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