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Background documentationProtecting the Database Standard Users

 

The table below shows the standard users for which you should change passwords and the method used.

Oracle Standard Users and Method to Change Passwords

User

Type

Method Used to Change the Password

<sapsid>adm

Operating system user

Standard Windows method

OPS$<domain>\<sapsid>adm

OPS$<computer>\<sapsid>adm

Database user

OPS$ mechanism

SAPService<SAPSID>

Operating system user

Standard Windows method

OPS$<domain>\SAPService<SAPSID>

OPS$<computer>\SAPService<SAPSID>

Database user

OPS$ mechanism

SYSTEM

Database user

BRCONNECT, SQLPLUS

SAP<SCHEMAID> or SAPR3

Database user (SAP ABAP system)

BRCONNECT, SQLPLUS

SAP<SCHEMAID>DB

Database user (SAP Java system)

BRCONNECT, SQLPLUS for database user configtool for secure store

Note Note

If you change the passwords for <sapsid>adm and SAPService<SAPSID>, you also have to change the passwords of all services and batch jobs started with the Windows Scheduler that use these users.

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