> E:\oracle\ora90\bin>orapwd file=3D"E:\oracle\ora90\bin\pwd.txt" = > password=3D"sys123" You should change e:\oracle\ora90\database\pwd<SID>.ora file Also you might want to restart the oracle service from windows, if you've not done this already. And one thing which often helps in Microsoft world -> close the damn windows and restart again :) If that doesn't help, check whether you don't have event 10063 set in your parameter file by any chance, this disables OS authentication for getting SYSDBA and SYSOPER privileges. Tanel. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------