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How To Recover From Lost SYS Password (Doc ID 805084.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 14, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.1 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
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
 



Goal

How to recover from lost sys password?

This document covers the below scenarios:

Recovering from lost sys password using OS authentication on Unix
Recovering the lost sys password using passwordfile authentication on Unix
Recovering from lost sys password using NTS authentication on Windows
Recovering the lost sys password using passwordfile authentication on Windows

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 Recovering from lost sys password using OS authentication on Unix
 Recovering the lost sys password using passwordfile authentication on Unix
 Recovering from lost sys password using NTS authentication on Windows
 Recovering the lost sys password using passwordfile authentication on Windows
References

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