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HowtochangeASMSYSPasswordandCreatingSYSASMuser11g.
14Sep,2010RupeshOracleDBA,OracleRAC,OracleStorage
Thingstried:
SQL>selectINSTANCE_NAMEfromv$instance
INSTANCE_NAME

+ASM
SQL>ALTERUSERsysIDENTIFIEDBY<new_password>REPLACE<old_password>
ALTERUSERsysIDENTIFIEDBY<new_password>REPLACE<old_password>
*
ERRORatline1:
ORA01109:databasenotopen
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WecannotchangethepasswordforASMdatabasesviaalterusercommand.BecausepasswordsaremanagedthroughpasswordfileinASM.The
passwordshouldbetheoneprovidedwhenthepasswordfilewascreated,alsoREMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILEshouldbesettoEXCLUSIVE
onallinstances.
SoonlywaytochangepasswordwouldberecreatingthepasswordfileusingorapwdutilityorcreateanotherASMDBAusertomanageASM
instance.Rememberonlyonedefaultuser[sys]willbepresentinASMinstance.NowifDBAdecidedtocreateanotherusertomanageASM
instance,herearemytries
SQL>createuserasmdbaidentifiedbytest01
createuserasmdbaidentifiedbytest01
*
ERRORatline1:
ORA15306:ASMpasswordfileupdatefailedonatleastonenode
TheORA15306errordemonstratesthattheASMpasswordfileiscorrupt.NowremovealltheASMpasswordfilefromeachnode.CreatetheASM
passwordfilemanuallyonthefirstnodeandcopytoothernodes
RecreatethepasswordfilefortheASMinstanceasfollows:
Unix:
orapwdfile=<ORACLE_HOME>/dbs/PWD<SID>password=<sys_password>
Windows:
orapwdfile=<ORACLE_HOME>/database/PWD<SID>.orapassword=<sys_password>
Nowsyspasswordisreset,wearereadytousesysforASMmanagement.IdecidedtocreateanotheruserASMDBAasItriedabove.
SQL>createuserASMDBAidentifiedbytest01
Usercreated.
SQL>grantSYSASM,SYSOPERtoASMDBA
Grantsucceeded.
SQL>select*fromv$pwfile_users
USERNAMESYSDBASYSOPESYSASM
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SYSTRUETRUETRUE
ASMDBAFALSETRUETRUE
RememberthereisnoDBAviewsyoucanaccessinASMandonlywaytochangepasswordisthroughorapwdutility.

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8Comments
SmitaonSeptember15th,2010at11:53am
Wellnarrated.Ifacedthisissueearlier.Thiswilldefinitelyhelpsomeotherdbas.ThanksRupesh
JaleelDBAonSeptember15th,2010at1:40pm
Hi,maybeastupidquestionwhyyouareusingREPLACEinALTERUSERstatement?
RupeshonSeptember15th,2010at2:07pm
HiJaleelDBA,
REPLACEclauseisapartofALTERUSERsyntax.
YoucanomittheREPLACEclauseifyouaresettingyourownpasswordforthefirsttimeoryouhavetheALTERUSERsystemprivilegeandyou
arechanginganotheruserspassword.However,unlessyouhavetheALTERUSERsystemprivilege,youmustalwaysspecifytheREPLACEclause.
Thanks
Rupesh
someoneonJune26th,2012at7:13pm
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changeyoualsousechange_on_installifyoudontknowtheoldpassword?
ALTERUSERsysIDENTIFIEDBYchange_on_install
someoneonJune26th,2012at7:15pm
ALTERUSERsysIDENTIFIEDBYchange_on_install
someoneonJune26th,2012at7:16pm
wellthepostkeepsdeletingsomeofmysyntax
RaghavBhatiaonAugust26th,2012at1:12am
Thearticlecouldbetruefor11gr1databases.In11gr2(triedandtested)youcanchangethepasswordusingalteruserxyzidentifiedbypasswordif
youloginassysasminsteadofsysdba.
?????????onNovember24th,2014at4:55am
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