1. Database Administrator's Reference
  2. Administering a Database on Windows
  3. Connecting Remotely to the Database
  4. Connecting to a Database Using SYSDBA Privileges

Connecting to a Database Using SYSDBA Privileges

When connecting to the starter database from a remote computer as SYS, you must use a different password from the one described in Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows when logging on with SYSDBA privileges.

This is because the password file enables database access in this situation and it requires the password oracle for this purpose.

Parent topic: Connecting Remotely to the Database