How does one change an Oracle users password?
Issue the following SQL command to change a user’s password: ALTER USER IDENTIFIED BY ; Starting from Oracle 8 you can just type password from SQL*Plus, or if you need to change another user’s password, type password user_name. Look at these examples: SQL> password Changing password for SCOTT Old password: New password: Retype new password: SQL> passw scott Changing password for scott New password: Retype new password: Password changed Note: Oracle usernames and passwords are not case sensitive in database versions below Oracle 11g.