ORA password file problem

Hi,
I have created password file while creating the database but now i am getting the error: ORA-01994: GRANT failed: password file missing or disabled.
-rwxr-xr-x 1 oracle oinstall 3072 Feb 9 12:59 orapwEAMS01.ora
i have re-created the file force=y and password parameter also "Exclusive"
SQL> sho parameter password;
NAME TYPE VALUE
remote_login_passwordfile string EXCLUSIVE
am i missing here anything?
--Raman.

Try re-creating the password in ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\DATABASE and named PWDsid.ORA

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peter schlaeger (guest) wrote:
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: I am able to start the create database command. BUt
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978239 wrote:
Hi all,
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Above indicates that it's possible but I'm unable to do so.
I managed to connect to remote database that was in nomount mode (see below for details).
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