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ORA-01994: GRANT failed: password file missing or disabled after creating a new password file

racmanMay 17 2017 — edited May 18 2017

Hello all,

I am going crazy over this one.  I am testing creating a new password file but I am always getting an ora-01994 error.

BANNER                                                                          CON_ID

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Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0 - 64bit Production         0
PL/SQL Release 12.1.0.2.0 - Production                                               0
CORE12.1.0.2.0 Production                                                           0
TNS for Linux: Version 12.1.0.2.0 - Production                                       0
NLSRTL Version 12.1.0.2.0 - Production                                               0

[ORACLE/-test_1]/u01/shared_data/oradata/test> orapwd file=/u01/shared_data/oradata/test/orapwtest password=password entries=16

[ORACLE/-test_1]/u01/shared_data/oradata/test> srvctl stop database -d test

[ORACLE/-test_1]/u01/shared_data/oradata/test> srvctl start database -d test

[ORACLE/-test_1]/u01/shared_data/oradata/test> ll

-rw-r-----. 1 oracle oinstall 10752 May 17 07:57 orapwtest

test_1 > show parameter name

NAME                            TYPE   VALUE

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

cell_offloadgroup_name          string
db_file_name_convert            string
db_name                         string test
db_unique_name                  string test
global_names                    booleanFALSE
instance_name                   string test_1
lock_name_space                 string
log_file_name_convert           string
pdb_file_name_convert           string
processor_group_name            string
service_names                   string test

test_1 > show parameter pass

NAME                            TYPE   VALUE

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

remote_login_passwordfile       string EXCLUSIVE

test_1 > select * from v$pwfile_users;

no rows selected

test_1 > grant sysdba to sys;

grant sysdba to sys

*

ERROR at line 1:

ORA-01994: GRANT failed: password file missing or disabled

This should be easy, but I am having a hard time figuring out why the new password file is not working.  This is a three node RAC.  Am I missing something?

Thanks!

This post has been answered by Andy Klock on May 17 2017
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