This is Oracle 11.1.0.7.0 on Windows Server 2003 (32 bit). I changed the password for DBSNMP. Now I am trying to tell the dbconsole agent to use the new password. This is what I did: 1. set oracle_sid= <my sid> 2. emctl status dbconsole says "Enterprise manager is running". 3. emctl stop dbconsole -> "The OracleDBConsole<sid> service is not started". 4. Change the password in <ORACLE_HOME>\...\sysman\emd\targets.xml and change ENCRYPTED="FALSE". 5. emctl start dbconsole -> "... service could not be started". I should note, that I just installed the grid control agent on this server in case that makes a difference. It looks like the console is running because it keeps sending me emails saying that the account is locked. Also, the log files are locked so I cannot find out why I can neither start nor stop the process. What step am I missing here to implement the password change? Thanks, Peter Schauss -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l