How to reset password for user "sys" in Oracle?

How to reset password for user "sys" in Oracle?

  September 11, 2019    MS Rathore

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How to reset password for user "sys" in Oracle?

Solution:

1. Delete pwdniku.ora from /$ORACLE_HOME/dbs folder 
   
   
2. Run command orapwd file=/$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwniku.ora password=system entries=10 
   
   
3. Connect to Oralce using sqlplus /nolog 
   
   
4. Run command inside SQL prompt: connect sys/system as sysdba 
   
   
5. Run command: alter user system identified by system; 
   
   
6. At this point your user "system" password has been changed to system in this example 
   
   
7. Connect to SQLPLUS: sqlplus system/system 
   
   
8. Run command: alter user sys identified by system; 
   
   
9. Your sys password now has been changed