My Oracle Support Banner

ORA-01017 While Connecting As A User Created With IDENTIFIED BY VALUES Password (Doc ID 279355.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 01, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.1.7.4 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 8.1.7 to 11.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
 


Purpose

This article explains the restriction of usage of the 'IDENTIFIED BY VALUES' clause when creating a new user. Use this feature cautiously. See <Note 554605.1> which explains that the "IDENTIFIED BY VALUES" clause syntax is not officially documented and as such not supported.

Scope

For DBAs who manage users' passwords.

Details

To view full details, sign in with your My Oracle Support account.

Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started!

My Oracle Support provides customers with access to over a million knowledge articles and a vibrant support community of peers and Oracle experts.