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UNIX: Checklist for Resolving Connect AS SYSDBA Issues (Doc ID 69642.1)

Last updated on MARCH 19, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

 This bulletin lists the documented causes of getting

---> prompted for a password when trying to CONNECT as SYSDBA
---> errors such as ORA-01031, ORA-01034, ORA-06401, ORA-03113,ORA-09925,
ORA-09817, ORA-12705, ORA-12547

Troubleshooting Steps

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