SQL*Plus sysdba remote connection

Question

Hello all,
I'm attempting to connect to a remote database via splplus as the sys as sysdba user and am unable to do so. However, I am able to connect as a non-sysdba user. When I attempt to connect as sysdba, I receive no error but only the sqlplus Usage message. Here is some initial information:
Client
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
U:\>sqlplus regular_user/password@mySID
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Thu Jul 2 10:05:29 2009
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL> exit
Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
U:\>sqlplus sys/password@mySID as sysdba
Usage: SQLPLUS [ [<option>] [<logon>] [<start>] ]
where <option> ::= -H | -V | [ [-L] [-M <o>] [-R <n>] [-S] ]
      <logon>  ::= <username>[/<password>][@<connect_string>] | / | /NOLOG
      <start>  ::= @<URI>|<filename>[.<ext>] [<parameter> ...]
        "-H" displays the SQL*Plus version banner and usage syntax
        "-V" displays the SQL*Plus version banner
        "-L" attempts log on just once
        "-M <o>" uses HTML markup options <o>
        "-R <n>" uses restricted mode <n>
        "-S" uses silent modeServer
Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.
U:\>sqlplus sys/password@mySID as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Thu Jul 2 10:21:01 2009
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL>Based upon what I read here: I've found that the server has a PWDmySID.ora file in %ORACLE_HOME%\database. I've updated the %ORACLE_HOME%\database\initmySID.ora file to include the REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE=EXCLUSIVE line and have restarted the database.
Any thoughts? Apparently I'm making some sort of syntax error logging in but I don't know what it is? :) Thanks.
Edited by: nmd on Jul 2, 2009 9:43 AM

Answer 1

HI,
can you please try it like first entrying into the sqlplus and then enter the username and password..
Also it should be sqlplus "sys/password as sysdba"
Regards