At our place, we just copied the password file before the next redo log transport and log shipping was ok On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 4:11 PM, K R <kp0773@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > All, > > We have a need to change the sys user password in primary . and we have > recently put a standby in place. > > so what will be the recommended way to change the sys user password so that > it wont break the physical standby . > > on 11g doc it says > 9.3.7 Refresh the Password File > > If the REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE database initialization parameter is set > to SHARED or EXCLUSIVE, the password file on a physical standby database > must be replaced with a fresh copy from the primary database after granting > or revoking administrative privileges or changing the password of a user > with administrative privileges. > > Failure to refresh the password file on the physical standby database MAY > cause authentication of redo transport sessions or connections as SYSDBA or > SYSOPER to the physical standby database to fail. > > > however it says it may cause to fail which confuses me . > appreciate any suggestion. > > thanks > Kart >