pwset

Purpose

Sets the ___location of the password file for an Oracle ASM or database instance.

Syntax and Description

pwset { --asm  | --dbuniquename string } file_path

Table 10-15 lists the options for the pwset command.

Table 10-15 Options for the pwset command

Option	Description
`--asm`	The `--asm` option associates the password file with the Oracle ASM instance that ASMCMD is logged into.
`--dbuniquename` `string`	The `--dbuniquename` `string` option identifies the database unique name associated with the password file.
`file_path`	The `file_path` value identifies the ___location where the password file is located.

pwset sets the ___location of the password file for an Oracle ASM or database instance to the value specified by file_path. Either --dbuniquename or –-asm is required to identify a CRSD resource.

The SYSASM or SYSDBA privilege is required to manage the Oracle ASM and database password files.

Example

The following example sets the ___location of the Oracle ASM password file in a disk group.

Example 10-17 Using the ASMCMD pwset command

ASMCMD [+] > pwset --asm +DATA/orapwasm