preupgrade Fails with Error:ERROR - Unable to run preupgrade due to:ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied (Doc ID 2703699.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

preupgrade fails with error, as below:

$Source_ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -jar /location_of_preupgrade_directory/preupgrade.jar DIR DIR <output_dir>

ERROR - Unable to run preupgrade due to:
ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied

SP2-0751: Unable to connect to Oracle. Exiting SQL*Plus

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