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Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this post.

While installing oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.0_i386.deb onto Ubuntu 9.04 AMD64 (using this howto: http://littlebrain.org/2008/05/12/how-to-install-oracle-xe-in-ubuntu-64-bit/), I was not able to login (invalid credentials) after running configure and providing a SYS/SYTSEM password of: "admin"

I removed, reinstalled, re-ran configure and provided a longer password: "system"

Then I was able to login to http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex just fine.

I suspect there is a "minimum system password" requirement, but that requirement is not documented nor does the install process warn when the requirement is violated.
Below is the output of the configure script (where no warning is given about the password length being too short).

Wanted to report this issue to save others time if they hit the same problem. Also - is there some place to report this as an "official" bug?

Thanks,
Dan

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sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure

Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Configuration
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This will configure on-boot properties of Oracle Database 10g Express
Edition. The following questions will determine whether the database should
be starting upon system boot, the ports it will use, and the passwords that
will be used for database accounts. Press <Enter> to accept the defaults.
Ctrl-C will abort.

Specify the HTTP port that will be used for Oracle Application Express [8080]:

Specify a port that will be used for the database listener [1521]:

Specify a password to be used for database accounts. Note that the same
password will be used for SYS and SYSTEM. Oracle recommends the use of
different passwords for each database account. This can be done after
initial configuration:
Password can't be null. Enter password:
Password can't be null. Enter password:
Confirm the password:

Do you want Oracle Database 10g Express Edition to be started on boot (y/n) [y]:n

Starting Oracle Net Listener...Done
Configuring Database...Done
Starting Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Instance...Done
Installation Completed Successfully.
To access the Database Home Page go to "http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex"

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