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10g Release 2 (10.2)

Part Number B14308-01
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ChangePassword (OServer) Method

Applies To

OServer

Description

This method changes the password for a given user.

Usage

void ChangePassword(const char *username, const char *current_pass, const char *new_pass) const throw(OException)

Arguments

Arguments
Description
username
A string representing the user for whom the password will be changed.
current_pass
A string representing the current password for the user.
new_pass
A string representing the new password that the user account will be set to.

Remarks

OServer should be attached to an Oracle server using the Open method prior to using this method.

This method is especially useful when a password has expired. In that case, OpenDatabase could return the error:

ORA-28001 "the password has expired".