Thanks my friend, now i can go through by; comment all lines in sqlnet.ora set oracle_sid=XXXX sqlplus sys as sysdba >input the sys password then login i will try sqlplus "/ as sysdba" tomorrow , need i restart the service from service manager for it? Thanks a lot! On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 7:22 PM, Yechiel Adar <adar666@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In windows you open a command prompt by: > start=>run=>cmd > in the windows that opens do: > set oracle_sid=xxxxx > then > sqlplus "/ as sysdba" > > and you are in. > > Adar Yechiel > Rechovot, Israel > > > > bao jiejie wrote: > > Dear all, > > I get an old db from someone who left the company. > It is Oracle 10g R2 , but i do not have sys or system password, i have > administrator privilege to that windows 2003 server where oracle locates. > > I can not do like Solaris > export ORACLE_SID=XXX > sqlplus / as sysdba to change sys or system password > > What can I do on a Windows platform? > I tried > ORAPWD file=XXX.dat password=manage > > but seems can not work > Any one can help me ?? > > Thanks a lot. > > > > -- > > ("'-''-/").___..--''"'-._ > '7_ 7 ) '_. ( ).'-.__.') > (_Y_.) ._ ) '._ '. ''-..-' > _.'--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' > (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' > > Best regards, > Yours sincerely House > baojiejie@xxxxxxxxx > > > -- ("'-''-/").___..--''"'-._ '7_ 7 ) '_. ( ).'-.__.') (_Y_.) ._ ) '._ '. ''-..-' _.'--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' Best regards, Yours sincerely House baojiejie@xxxxxxxxx