[askdba] Fwd: Change username in DBA_USERS

  • From: Chirag DBA <chiragdba@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: askdba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 12:32:09 -0400

Hi,
 I am changing the name of user in USER$ table.

SQL> select user#,name from user$ where name like 'SCO%';

USER# NAME
---------- ------------------------------
59 SCOTT
64 SCOTT1

SQL> update user$ set name='HERMESNEW' where user#=64;

1 row updated.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> select user#,name from user$ where name like 'SCO%';

USER# NAME
---------- ------------------------------
59 SCOTT

SQL> select user#,name from user$ where name like 'HER%';

USER# NAME
---------- ------------------------------
65 HERMES
64 HERMESNEW

SQL> alter user hermesnew identified by chirag;

User altered.

SQL> conn hermesnew/chirag
ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied


Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE.
SQL> select username from dba_users;
SP2-0640: Not connected
SQL> conn / as sysdba
Connected.

SQL> select username from dba_users where username like 'HE%';

USERNAME
------------------------------
HERMES

 This seems not to be permanent. Which view will help me to change it
permanently?

 Regards -- Chirag

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