Day: March 27, 2020

While installing OEM 13c, the following warning might occur from checking OEM repository database:

“Oracle strongly recommends that you disable the password verification function in your database before proceeding any further”

Let’s check and disable password verification function if any.

SQL>select username, profile from dba_users where username like 'SYSMAN%';

USERNAME                       PROFILE
------------------------------ ------------------------------
SYSMAN_TYPES                   DEFAULT
SYSMAN_RO                      MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE
SYSMAN_OPSS                    MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE
SYSMAN_STB                     MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE
SYSMAN_BIPLATFORM              MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE
SYSMAN                         MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE
SYSMAN_MDS                     MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE

7 rows selected.

SQL>  select PROFILE,RESOURCE_NAME,LIMIT from dba_profiles  
      where PROFILE in ('DEFAULT','MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE') 
        and RESOURCE_NAME='PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION'; 

PROFILE                    RESOURCE_NAME            LIMIT
-------------------------- ------------------------ --------------------- 
DEFAULT                    PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION NULL
MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION GMT_INTERNAL_PASS_VERIFY
SQL>

SQL> alter profile MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE limit  
                      PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION null;
Profile altered. 

SQL>  select PROFILE,RESOURCE_NAME,LIMIT 
        from dba_profiles  
       where PROFILE in ('DEFAULT','MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE') 
         and RESOURCE_NAME='PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION';

PROFILE                     RESOURCE_NAME             LIMIT
--------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------
DEFAULT                     PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION  NULL
MGMT_INTERNAL_USER_PROFILE  PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION  NULL
SQL>