Connect / as sysdba works for me. We have the password file set to exclusive. Connect internal has been going away since 8.0. Since that is where I started, I always connect / as sysdba. Ruth -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kevin Lange Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:16 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: First 9i Instance Since I am not sure whether you were just trying to be flippant or actually thought you were trying to help I will answer your comment and then my own question ... Yes, I did try the various passwords for sys and system on the database. Turns out that 9i discontinued the use of "connect internal". Using "connect sys/password as sysdba" works. -----Original Message----- From: Howard Latham [mailto:howard.latham@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:08 AM To: klange@xxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: First 9i Instance You could try entering the password ! Howard A. Latham Tech Services Director UK Oracle User Group. SENIOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR RSMB Television Research Ltd, The Communications Building, 48 Leicester Square, London. WC2H 7LT Tel: +44 (0)20 7808 3619 SW: +44 (0)20 7808 3600 Fax: +44 (0)20 7839 7446 mailto:Howard.latham@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.rsmb.co.uk Email Disclaimer This email has been sent from RSMB TV Research , a UK limited liability company. The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Lange Sent: 15 February 2005 22:24 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: First 9i Instance Evening everyone; I am trying to bring up my first 9i instance on solaris (trying to convert old 8.1.7 db to 9i) and it is asking me for the Password every time I try to do a "sqlplus internal". This is a different behavior from my 8.1.7 instance which does not request the password. Anyone know what I might be missing here ? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l