How to change SYSMAN user password in 11gr1 on linux (oracle enterprise respository)

Changing SYSMAN user password.

OS Linux

Oracle 11gr1

Steps:

1. stop oem services

2. check db control is stopped

3. connect to the database as a user with DBA privilege and change sysman password

4. connect with new password to check

5. go to $ORACLE_HOME/bin directory and execuate emctl setpasswd command

Details:

stop dbconsole services

[oracle@testorapd bin]$ ./emctl stop dbconsole

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control Release 11.2.0.1.0

Copyright (c) 1996, 2009 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

https://testorapd.dummy.local:1158/em/console/aboutApplication

Stopping Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control ...

 ...  Stopped.

check dbconsole services stopped properly

[oracle@testorapd bin]$ ./emctl status dbconsole

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control Release 11.2.0.1.0

Copyright (c) 1996, 2009 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

https://testorapd.dummy.local:1158/em/console/aboutApplication

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g is not running.

connect with DBA privilege user and change sysman password

[oracle@testorapd bin]$ ./sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Thu Sep 8 13:37:07 2011

Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Connected to:

Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production

With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

SQL> alter user sysman identified by oracle;

User altered.

SQL> --check new password to connect sysman with new password

SQL> conn sysman/oracle

Connected.

SQL> exit

Disconnected from Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Pr                                                                             oduction

With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

execute emctl setpasswd command to set new password in oem repository.

[oracle@testorapd bin]$ ./emctl setpasswd dbconsole

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control Release 11.2.0.1.0

Copyright (c) 1996, 2009 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

https://testorapd.dummy.local:1158/em/console/aboutApplication

Please enter new repository password:

Repository password successfully updated.

start dbconsole services

[oracle@testorapd bin]$ ./emctl start dbconsole

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control Release 11.2.0.1.0

Copyright (c) 1996, 2009 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

https://testorapd.dummy.local:1158/em/console/aboutApplication

Starting Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Database Control ...... started.

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Logs are generated in directory /db/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/testorapd.dummy.                                                                             local_oramfe/sysman/log

NOTE: Same steps also applicable for WINDOWS platform.